Trauma Guideline Manual - SUNY Upstate Medical University
Trauma Guideline Manual - SUNY Upstate Medical University
Trauma Guideline Manual - SUNY Upstate Medical University
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68____________ <strong>Trauma</strong> <strong>Guideline</strong> <strong>Manual</strong><strong>Upstate</strong> Medial <strong>University</strong> <strong>Trauma</strong> Centerc. If there is widening of the mediastinum or supramediastinal enlargement, or adifference in the radial pulses, consider CTA or angiography.d. All transmediastinal injuries treated non-operatively should undergo esophagealimaging studies (e.g., gastrograffin swallow).e. Bronchoscopy if any hemoptysis or rapid air leak.All patients with transmediastinal gunshot wounds, if managed non-operatively, need admissionand follow-up chest X-rays.