Table 1 Review of tension gastrothorax 25 cases after traumatic injury
| Â | Â | Number (% of all cases) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mechanism | Blunt | 23 (92%) | Â |
| Â | Penetrate | 2 (8%) | Â |
Survive | Yes | 19 (76%) | Â |
| Â | No | 2 (8%) | Â |
| Â | Unknown | 4 (16%) | Â |
Initial | NGT | Success | 7 (33%) |
Resuscitation | Â | Failure | 14 (67%) |
| Â | NT | Success | 2 (33%) |
| Â | Â | Failure | 4 (67%) |
| Â | TT | Success | 1 (20%) |
| Â | Â | Failure | 4 (80%) |
| Â | Endoscopic approach | Success | 3 (100%) |
| Â | Â | Failure | 0 (0%) |
| Â | Surgery 9 | Laparotomy | 6 |
| Â | Â | Thoracotomy | 3 |