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  • Title: Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries.
    Author: Cotter CP, Tyndal EC.
    Journal: Am Fam Physician; 1986 Jan; 33(1):197-203. PubMed ID: 3510521.
    Abstract:
    The anatomic distribution of diaphragmatic injuries varies. Over 95 percent of patients have a serious associated injury. A high index of suspicion and a routine chest x-ray are keys to the diagnosis. Diaphragmatic injuries may be divided into acute, latent and obstructive phases. Acute-phase mortality ranges from 11 to 37 percent, while obstructive-phase mortality is 30 to 66 percent. Early surgical repair of a diaphragmatic injury is required, regardless of the phase in which the defect is discovered.
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