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Author/ Year
Age
Sex
Injury mechanism
Thoracic spinal fracture as the bleeding source
(site/ Fx type)
Other sites of injury
Initial hemodynamic status
Side of HTX
Drained volume of Right HTX (mL)
Intervention
Hemostatic technique
Deterioration during the transfer
Spinal fixation
Prognosis
Dalvie/ 2000 [8]
28
M
Traffic accident
T4 / dislocation
NR
NR
Bilateral
NR
Right thoracotomy
spinal fixation
Yes
Performed
Survived
van Raaij/ 2000 [13]
55
F
Fall
T11 / Chance
Compression Fx (T10 & 12), chest, pelvis, limb
unstable
Right
1500
Right thoracotomy
bone wax, synthetic patch
NR
NR
Survived
Lu/ 2010 [10]
72
F
Traffic accident
T11 / burst + T12
NR
unstable
Bilateral
1300
Right thoracotomy
bone wax, gauze packing
NR
Performed
Survived
Masteller/ 2012 [11]
93
M
Fall
T10–11 / burst
chest, L1–2 Fx
NR
Right
1000
Only thoracentesis.
–
NR
Not performed
Dead
Masteller/ 2012 [11]
71
M
Transfer in OR
T11 / burst
none
unstable
(CPA later)
Right
3000
Only thoracentesis.
–
NR
Not performed
Dead
Okamoto/ 2018 [12]
81
M
Fall
T7 / Chance
NR
stable
(unstable later)
Right
1330
Right thoracotomy
bone wax, coagulant sheet
NR
Performed
Survived
Hirota/ 2019 [9]
74
F
Fall
T11 / Chance
none
unstable
Right
1200
Right thoracotomy
coagulant sheet
NR
Performed
Survived
Kaneko/ 2000 [14]
86
F
Unclear
T6 / dislocation
NR
unstable
Right
2000
Right thoracotomy
argon beam, iliopsoas muscle flap
NR
Not performed
Dead
Matsushita/ 2016 [16]
67
M
Hit by a lumber
T3 / dislocation
chest, T12 Fx (dislocation), limb
unstable
Bilateral
2090
Right thoracotomy
coagulant sheet
NR
Performed
Survived
Haruta/ 2016 [15]
78
F
Traffic accident
T8 / reverse Chance
TBI, chest, liver, pelvis
unstable
(CPA later)
Right
1400
Left thoracotomy followed by clamshell thoracotomy
gauze packing, coagulant sheet
NR
Not performed
Dead
Our case
81
M
Traffic accident
T8 / burst
TBI, C5 Fx, chest, pelvis, limbs
unstable
Right
1500
Right thoracotomy
gauze packing
Yes
Not performed
Survived
Our case
64
M
Fall
T7 / burst
TBI, chest, L1 Fx
stable
(unstable later)
Right
1300
Right thoracotomy
gauze packing, bone wax, coagulant sheet
Yes
Performed
Survived
Abbreviations: C cervical spine, CPA cardiopulmonary arrest, F female, Fx fracture, HTX hemothorax, L lumber spine, M male, NR not reported, OR operation room, T thoracic spine, TBI traumatic brain injury
