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Diaphragmatic injuries are present in 1–7% of people with significant blunt trauma | Diaphragmatic injuries are present in 1–7% of people with significant blunt trauma and an average of 3% of abdominal injuries. | ||
A high [[body mass index]] may be associated with a higher risk of diaphragmatic rupture in people involved in vehicle accidents. | A high [[body mass index]] may be associated with a higher risk of diaphragmatic rupture in people involved in vehicle accidents. It is rare for the diaphragm alone to be injured, especially in blunt trauma; other injuries are associated in as many as 80–100% of cases. In fact, if the diaphragm is injured, it is an indication that more severe injuries to organs may have occurred.<ref name="Weyant08"> | ||
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cite journal |author=Weyant MJ, Fullerton DA |title=Blunt thoracic trauma |journal=Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=26–30 |year=2008 |pmid=18420123 |doi=10.1053/j.semtcvs.2008.01.002 | cite journal |author=Weyant MJ, Fullerton DA |title=Blunt thoracic trauma |journal=Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=26–30 |year=2008 |pmid=18420123 |doi=10.1053/j.semtcvs.2008.01.002 | ||
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</ref> Thus, the mortality after a diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture is 17%, with most deaths due to lung complications.<ref name="Weyant08"/> Common associated injuries include [[head injury]], injuries to the [[aorta]], [[bone fracture|fractures]] of the [[pelvic fracture|pelvis]] and [[long bone]]s, and [[laceration]]s of the [[liver]] and [[spleen]]. | </ref> Thus, the mortality after a diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture is 17%, with most deaths due to lung complications.<ref name="Weyant08"/> Common associated injuries include [[head injury]], injuries to the [[aorta]], [[bone fracture|fractures]] of the [[pelvic fracture|pelvis]] and [[long bone]]s, and [[laceration]]s of the [[liver]] and [[spleen]]. Associated injuries occur in over three quarters of cases. | ||
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Diaphragmatic injuries are present in 1–7% of people with significant blunt trauma and an average of 3% of abdominal injuries. A high body mass index may be associated with a higher risk of diaphragmatic rupture in people involved in vehicle accidents. It is rare for the diaphragm alone to be injured, especially in blunt trauma; other injuries are associated in as many as 80–100% of cases. In fact, if the diaphragm is injured, it is an indication that more severe injuries to organs may have occurred.[1] Thus, the mortality after a diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture is 17%, with most deaths due to lung complications.[1] Common associated injuries include head injury, injuries to the aorta, fractures of the pelvis and long bones, and lacerations of the liver and spleen. Associated injuries occur in over three quarters of cases.