Traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma without spinal cord injury or spinal fracture: a retrospective multicenter analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Retropharyngeal hematoma can be a life-threatening injury due to progressive upper airway obstruction. It is common following spinal cord injury or spinal fracture, and the clinical course and outcome of such patients are determined by their primary injuries. However, the natural clinical course of retropharyngeal hematoma itself remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to examine the clinical characteristics of traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma without spinal cord injury or spinal fracture (TREWISS).

Methods

We performed a multicenter retrospective analysis of patients who were diagnosed in the emergency department with soft tissue swelling of the retropharyngeal space by neck CT, between April 2010 and April 2020. The inclusion criterion was thickness of the re

SUBMITTER: Shiba D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9805348 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature