The advantages of limited resection vs. suture in the primary management of penetrating lung war wounds.

The aim of this study was to prove the advantage of the limited lung resection vs. suture in the primary management of penetrating lung war wounds. A prospective clinical study was presented about the results of primary surgical treatment of 50 injured with penetrating lung wounds, operated at the Military Medical Academy. The patients were divided into two groups: primary group was comprised of the wounded with limited resection, and the control group of the wounded with lung suture. Among the observed parameters, special attention had been paid to the specific postoperative complications, observed in 48% of the wounded from the group with lung suture (p < 0.01). The results of the investigation have demonstrated the significant advantage of limited resection vs. suture, and the method itself revealed all the features of radical and definite management of severe lung injuries. Precise indications for the use of both treatment methods are given.