Breast Hematoma: An Under-Recognized and Under-Reported Female-Specific Traumatic Injury and Its Clinical Significance.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2021
Abstract
Female-specific traumatic injury patterns have not been well researched and are potentially not well documented. Our aim was to examine the prevalence of breast hematomas (BHs) after blunt chest trauma, and to evaluate if there were risk factors associated with BH requiring intervention. A retrospective review from 2013 to 2018 was performed, identifying female patients ≥18 years sustaining blunt chest trauma. BH was defined as the presence of a collection of blood within the breast parenchyma, and clinically significant breast hematoma (CSBH) as BH requiring blood transfusion, surgical, or interventional radiology intervention. Univariate analysis was performed comparing CSBH with BH in terms of demographics, injury severity, antithrombotic agent use, and body mass index (BMI). Of 871 female patients meeting criteria, 59 (7%) had BH. Of these, 10 (17%) had CSBH (transfusion only, n = 3; angioembolization, n = 4; operation, n = 3). Compared to BH not requiring intervention, CSBH patients were older (mean age, 80 vs 69,
Volume
87
Issue
1
First Page
156
Last Page
158
ISSN
1555-9823
Published In/Presented At
Hashmi, D. L., Ong, A. W., Muller, A., Itzoe, M., Martin, A., & Foster, S. M. (2021). Breast Hematoma: An Under-Recognized and Under-Reported Female-Specific Traumatic Injury and Its Clinical Significance. The American surgeon, 87(1), 156–158. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003134820943568
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
32902302
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article