Objective: To explore a way of guiding diagnosis and treatment of blunt and penetrating diaphragm injuries. Methods: According to injury violence, 46 chest trauma patients with diaphragm rupture were divided into two groups: a blunt injury group and a penetrating injury group. The injury condition and trauma scores between the two groups were compared and analyzed. Results: The incidence of blunt diaphragm injuries was lower than that of penetrating injuries (1.78% vs 8.53%, P0.05), but the blunt injury group had lower Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and abdominal AIS than the penetrating group (P<0.05). Conclusions: Blunt and penetrating diaphragm injuries have different clinical characteristics. So they should be dealt with differently to reduce the incidence of complication and improve prognosis.
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