Module 4: Thoracic Injuries
Segment 3: Pulmonary Parenchymal Injuries
References labeled PEDS contain a pediatric element or primary focus.
Topic: Pulmonary parenchymal injuries
- Hynes AM, Kuckelman JP, Coimbra R, et al. Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: Lung injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026;doi: 10.1097/ta.0000000000005127 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42441866/.
- Rafaqat W, Simpson MK, Lagazzi E, et al. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in trauma patients with major pulmonary contusion. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026;doi: 10.1097/ta.0000000000005026 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42318910/.
Topic: Basic CT interpretation
- Ho VP, Kishawi SK, Hill H, et al. Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025;98(1):101-110. doi: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004390 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38797882/.
- James JD, Paul JC, Sathyakumar K, et al. The radiological primary survey: A systematic approach and guide to reading torso computed tomography images in trauma for surgeons. Trauma. 2024;0(0):14604086241289240. doi: 10.1177/14604086241289240 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/14604086241289240.
Topic: Parenchymal injury assessment
- Bader A, Rahman U, Morris M, et al. Pulmonary contusions in the elderly after blunt trauma: incidence and outcomes. J Surg Res. 2018;230:110-116. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.04.049 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30100025/.
- Dhar SM, Breite MD, Barnes SL, et al. Pulmonary contusion in mechanically ventilated subjects after severe trauma. Respir Care. 2018;63(8):950-954. doi: 10.4187/respcare.05952 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29535258/.
- Rendeki S, Molnár TF. Pulmonary contusion. J Thorac Dis. 2019;11(Suppl 2):S141-S151. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.11.53 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30906578.