hematoma transfixiante

18:26 Oct 19, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / surgery
Spanish term or phrase: hematoma transfixiante
this is from an article on thyroid operations

"Una de las complicaciones más temidas en el postoperatorio inmediato es la hemorragia y el desarrollo de hematoma transfixiante que puede comprometer la vida del paciente. "

"En estos casos, el drenaje no puede prevenir los hematomas transfixiantes ya que la formación de coágulo ocurra con probabilidad y el drenaje será bloqueado"

Google has been of little help this time, and the closest I have got so far is in the French Kudoz "through and through", which doesn't really work, I don't think - "through and through hemotoma".

Any experts out there this evening, please?

Thanks
Comunican
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Summary of answers provided
4deep tissue hematoma
Anne Grimes
4expanding haematoma/hematoma
liz askew
3tension hematoma /haematoma
Lucrecia Pons
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liz askew

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deep tissue hematoma


Explanation:
I would say it is a deep tissue hematoma.

Therapeutic exercise: moving toward function - Google Books Resultby Carrie M. Hall, Lori Thein Brody - 2005 - Medical - 787 pages
When a deep-tissue hematoma occurs, ecchymosis may or may not be seen on the skin surface. For example, quadriceps femoris contusions frequently result in ...
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Wound care: a collaborative practice manual - Google Books Resultby Carrie Sussman, Barbara M. Bates-Jensen - 2007 - Medical - 720 pages
The hypothesis that exogenous application of US to the adjacent skin can promote absorption and resolution of hematoma (deep tissue injury) or venous ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0781774446... -

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Or haematoma in the UK.

Anne Grimes
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tension hematoma /haematoma


Explanation:
I think the author refers to patients that may develop a tension hematoma with respiratory obstruction after thyroid surgery despite the presence of a drain .
Check some references:
http://www.google.com.ar/search?hl=es&source=hp&q=tension he...

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expanding haematoma/hematoma


Explanation:
Results 1 - 10 of about 5,130 for expanding hematoma thyroid surgery. (0.28 seconds)
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Outpatient thyroid surgery is safe and desirable - Elsevier
There were no instances of hemorrhage or expanding hematomas, .... Is suction drainage an effective means of preventing hematoma in thyroid surgery? ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0194599806032608 - Similar
by DJ Terris - 2007 - Cited by 19 - Related articles
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Revision Thyroid Surgery – Technical Considerations - Elsevier
27 Nov 2008 ... After thyroid surgery, the patient should be closely observed in the recovery room, and any expanding hematoma is a dire emergency. ...
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by AR Shaha - 2008 - Related articles
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The effectiveness of FloSealŪ matrix hemostatic agent in thyroid ...
devastating complication secondary to thyroid surgery. An unrecognized or rapidly expanding hematoma can cause airway compromise and asphyxiation, ...
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by M Testini - 2009 - Related articles - All 2 versions

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http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:IPnjKphY_bQJ:yourtotalh...


Potential risks with thyroid surgery

Thyroid surgery can offer significant health benefits. However, it also involves some risks of which patients should be aware. Less than 2 percent of people who undergo thyroid surgery experience these complications, according to the American Thyroid Association.

Thyroid surgery includes risk of damage to the recurrent and external laryngeal nerves that control the vocal cords. This can result in hoarseness or a weakening of the voice.

Surgery also can damage the parathyroid glands, which control the level of calcium in the blood. Damage to the parathyroid glands may require the patient to take calcium medication to ensure that levels of calcium in the bloodstream remain normal. Patients are urged to contact their physician if they experience tingling or twitching after the operation. This reaction can indicate that a person’s calcium level is low, which may occur if the parathyroid gland is damaged.

In some cases, bleeding occurs that may lead to acute respiratory distress. Rarely, postoperative bleeding can cause an expanding hematoma (swelling of blood) that may constrict the airway. Sudden swelling in the wound area may indicate bleeding.

Surgery may result in a visible scar on the neck. In addition, thyroid surgery involves all of the usual risks involved with any surgery, including infection and adverse reaction to anesthesia. Redness and drainage from the wound area may indicate infection.


BTW
I think my original answer of "haematoma resulting in severe restrictive airway" was pretty much OK.

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Where are all the medical experts when you need them eh?? Probably looking after their patients :)

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Cirugía Plástica Ibero-Latinoamericana - Lesiones oculares y ...
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3a: ejemplo de lesión transfixiante del párpado superior .... on the visual system following sudden retrobulbar expanding lesions - an experimental model. ...
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Re your last comment - fair enough, but I would be grateful to hear of any feedback from your client, particularly as I spent so long looking into this:)

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Reference comments


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Reference information:
further research

penetration/perforating??

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LILACS-Herida transfixiante de ventriculo derecho y lobulo ...
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Título: Herida transfixiante de ventriculo derecho y lobulo izquierdo del higado / Transfixient wound of right ventricle and left lobe of the liver ...
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Resultados del tratamiento quirúrgico de las heridas ...
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v HERIDA PENETRANTE: Las heridas que presentaron únicamente orificio de entrada. v HERIDA PERFORANTE (TRANSFIXIANTE): Las heridas con orificio de entrada y ...
www.uninet.edu/neuroc2002/papers/TL-HPAFencraneo.htm - Cached - Similar
by C Electrónico - Related articles

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Con este elemento, se empezó a plantear el manejo de estos pacientes de la siguiente forma: si el enfermo se encontraba en shock o tenía peritonitis, debía ir a exploración; si estaba estable, sin herida transfixiante (que comprometiera desde dorso a cara anterior de tronco), sin signos peritoneales y con lavado peritoneal negativo, se efectuaba TCTC. Con esto, casi 90% de los pacientes se manejaba sin cirugía. Por lo tanto, desde las décadas de 1960-70 y hasta fines de la de 1980, hubo un viraje hacia un manejo selectivo en heridas de tronco, tanto en arma blanca como de fuego. A pesar de lo anterior, hasta hoy el paciente que consulta por una herida penetrante lumbar, especialmente si es por arma de fuego, se sigue considerando como un paciente de riesgo, de modo que siempre se debe alertar al equipo de turno para que informe al banco de sangre sobre la necesidad de eventual transfusión, determinar la prioridad de la realización de exámenes radiológicos y tener disponible el pabellón quirúrgico, por si se necesita una exploración de urgencia.

En la actualidad, en los pacientes con herida penetrante posterior de tronco, la


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transfixing - definition of transfixing by the Free Online ...
transfixion [trænsˈfɪkʃən] n. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms ... pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/transfixing - Cached - Similar

liz askew
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Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Neil Ashby: "penetrating/perforating" fits 'perfik' with the first example I encountered (see discussion).
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