OR^
Manage Injur
Cervical y^
Yes
Yes
OR^ (+)
Indications for Imme Thoracic
Neck diate Neck Explorati
on CTA N Periesophageal Esophagoscopy / Esoph
Blunt Injury, No
eck Air / Fluid agography
Iatrogenic,
Spontaneous Chest Indications for Imme
diate Thoracotomy No (-)
CTA Ch
No
est
Manage Other Inju
Yes ries
OR^
Yes
Thoracic Injury Stable patient, Contained
perforation NPO, Abx, PPI, Re-Imaging
No
Thoracoscopic Debridement and Drain
Yes Yes age; Consider Gastrostomy and/or Jej
Stable Patient, Early (<24 hr) Small (< Consider endoscopic stenting or clippin
unostomy
2 cm) Free Perforation g if expertise available
No No
Buttress
Yes
Drain
Primary Repair NG Tube
Thoracotomy**
Endoscopy Amenable to Primar
Debridement y Repair?
Repair Over T-Tube
Gastrostomy Tube
No No Jejunostomy Tube
## If exploring specifically for esophageal injury, left anterior cervical incision is preferred; oth Significant Tissue L Esophageal Diversion
erwise exploration is on the side of penetrating injury oss Cervical Esophagostomy
** Anterolateral thoracotomy if patient unstable; Posterolateral if injury is localized and Gastrostomy Tube
patient is stable; Right thoracotomy for upper esophagus; Left thoracotomy for lower esoph Yes Jejunostomy Tube
agus
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