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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 13 Experience in treatment of lung contusion Of: LIU Chao Yao Yuan Pu Zhanglian Yang Ru-Wen Wang Huang Xiankai chapter, Wang Tao [Abstract] Objective To evaluate the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary contusion experience. Methods of January 2001 ~ June 2007 to 188 cases of pulmonary contusion admitted to the diagnosis, treatment and therapy. 181 cases were cured, 7 cases died, of which died of traumatic hemorrhagic shock in 2 cases, 2 cases of severe head injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS3 cases. Conclusion severe trauma patients preferred CT diagnosis of pulmonary contusion examination, treatment should be selected after the review of chest X-ray film. serious pulmonary complications associated injuries and pulmonary contusion is a major cause of death, aggressive treatment of associated injuries, prevention and treatment of pneumonia, such as atelectasis and ARDS is the key to the treatment of pulmonary contusion. [Keywords:] chest contusion injury of the lung Pulmonary contusion in blunt chest trauma are common in adult mortality can be as high as 5% to 25% [1]. Department of the pulmonary contusion due to strong violence, often accompanied by other organ or tissue damage, thus increasing the injury severity and complexity of injury, and pulmonary contusion pneumonia and atelectasis also increased the incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS incidence, mortality. now the center in January 2001 ~ June 2007 188 patients with pulmonary contusion were treated between the diagnosis and treatment are summarized below. Clinical data 1 General Information 146 cases of men, 42 women, aged 8 to 82 years old, average 39.84 years old. The causes of injury: road traffic injuries do 110 cases of fall injury in 52 cases, 10 cases of crush injury, injured, and heavy falls in 8 cases, the other 8 cases. associated injuries: a pulmonary contusion or multiple injuries in 169 cases (89.89%, many of whi