Abstract:

Purpose: Tube toracostomy is a surgical procedure that is applied from the chest wall to the pleural empty, often empty air or fluid, in order to ensure lung expansion. This process is a variable procedure, which is applied by many specialties, such as emergency medicine, with the effectiveness and complication rate. In our study, we aimed at reverse assessment of patients applied to tube toracostomy in a year process in our emergency service. In this study, patients with tube toracostomy from 01 January 2017 to 01 January 2018 in our Emergency Clinic were examined retrospectively. The NCSS 2007 (Kaysville, Utah, USA) program was used for statistical analysis. The value was estimated at a minimum of p<0,05. Results: 9,5% of the 42 scans surveyed were female (n=4) and 90,5% (n=38) male. The average age is 36,19±20,19 years, the average cost of emergency service is 711,21±446,34 TL. According to the pipe cause, the complication status was statistically significantly different (p=0,012; p<0,05). The rate of complications in the diagnosed group was significantly higher than in the diagnosed group of hemotoraks (HTX) and HTX+PNX. The price of emergency services for HTX+PNX identified cases was statistically significantly higher than PNX identified cases (p=0,023; p<0,05). The result: The tube toracostomy process is a life-saving enterprise process in emergencies. A lack in the implementation of the procedure can significantly lead to morbidity and mortality. Therefore, we consider that the process of tube toracostomy is a need to be known and applied by every emergency physician today.

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