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KMID : 0364019950280111019
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1995 Volume.28 No. 11 p.1019 ~ p.1024
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Clinical Evaluation of Subcutaneous Emphysema
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이석기/최형호/조수형/김용배/조남수
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Abstract
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Clinical analysis were performed on 68 cases of subcutaneous emphysema, those were visited at the emergency center of Chosun university hospital during the period form 1992 to 1994.
@ES The following result was obtained.
@EN 1) The incidence of subcutaneous emphysema was 0.16%, and male was dominant (M : F=6.9 : 1).
2) The age distribution of subcutaneous emphysema was from 4 to 77 years old and mean age was 49.6±17.8 years (±SD)
3) The most presenting symptoms were chest pain (49%), and the proceeding cause was traffic accident (38%).
4) The most associated disease was a ipsilateral pneumothorax (59%).
5) Conservative management is an indication in the majority of cases of subcutaneous emphysema because it is usually a self-limited condition and spontaneous remission usually occurs.
We conclude that initial effort must be made to detect the underlying cause of the subcutaneous emphysema in order that appropriate management may be undertaken.
(Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995;28:1019-24)
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