%0 Journal Article
%T Late presentation of delayed hemothorax after blunt chest trauma in a patient with impaired liver function
							| Chest Disease Reports
%A Ane S£¿gaard Teisner
%A Georg Authried
%A Michael Stenger
%J Chest Disease Reports
%D -1
%R https://doi.org/10.4081/cdr.2016.5673
%X Delayed hemothorax (DHTX) after blunt chest trauma (BCT) is fairly uncommon but nevertheless associated with a substantial morbidity. DTHX is often related to several or displaced rib fractures and usually presented within the first few days or weeks after the chest trauma. We present a case with an unusual late presentation of DTHX 4£¿ months following a BCT with several non-displaced rib fractures after falling down a staircase. Furthermore, we argue that patients with impaired liver function may have an increased risk of bleeding complications after BCT with associated rib fractures and should be considered for more intensive follow-up
%K Delayed hemothorax
%K Blunt chest trauma
%K Impaired liver function
%U https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/chest/article/view/5673