Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
6th INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCE AND LIFE CONGRESS, 2 - 07 Mart 2023, ss.295, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
Indroduction: Chest traumas in cats are most commonly caused by falling from a height and
progress with a high mortality rate. Aim: In this study, the etiology, diagnosis, treatment and
prognosis of cats brought to Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Training Practice and Research Hospital, Department of Surgery between 2016-2022 and
diagnosed with chest trauma were evaluated. Methods: The study material consisted of 194
cats that were brought to Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Training,
Application and Research Hospital, Department of Surgery with a complaint of trauma and
diagnosed with chest trauma over a period of 4 years (2016-2022). Results: Although the
clinical findings of patients diagnosed with chest trauma are different, dyspnea, dehydration
and hypovolemic shock are the most common findings. Among the causes of chest trauma; 91
cats falling from a height, 49 from traffic accidents, 26 cats of unknown cause and 28 other
causes were identified. Pneumothorax was observed in 116 patients with chest trauma, pleural
effusion in 57, and diaphragmatic hernia in 21 patients. Oxygen tent, antibiotics and CRI
(Constant Rate Infusion) for multimodal analgesia were applied to patients with thoracic
pathology. Thoracocentesis was performed in patients whose pneumothorax and pleural
effusion did not regress. Chest tube application was performed in patients for whom
thoracocentesis was not a solution. Discussion and Conclusion: Pneumothorax was the most
common chest pathology with a rate of 59.79% among chest traumas. Chest tube application
was performed in 4 cases where thoracocentesis was not the solution. Chest trauma cases are
always urgent as the cardiopulmonary system is damaged and the first step of treatment is
oxygenation. In this study, oxygen tent and fluid therapy were applied to the patients as the first
and emergency response.
Keywords: Diaphragmatic Hernia, Hemothorax, Pneumothorax, Thorax.