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<journal-id>2610-8038</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Arbitrada Interdisciplinaria de Ciencias de la Salud. Salud y Vida]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Salud y Vida]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2610-8038</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Fundación Koinonía]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2610-80382025000200139</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35381/s.v.v9i18.4662</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Trauma torácico cerrado. Breves reflexiones]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Closed chest trauma. Brief reflections]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mancha-Alfonso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yohan Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alfonso-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Iruma]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Romero-Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ariel José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ambato Tungurahua]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ambato Tungurahua]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ambato Tungurahua]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>18</numero>
<fpage>139</fpage>
<lpage>148</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2610-80382025000200139&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2610-80382025000200139&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2610-80382025000200139&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivos:  Recopilar información actualizada sobre el trauma torácico cerrado mediante una revisión bibliográfica de la literatura científica reciente.  Métodos:  Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica cualitativa mediante búsqueda en bases de datos Scielo y LILACS. Se incluyeron artículos científicos de los últimos cinco años (2020-2025) en idiomas español e inglés, centrados exclusivamente en trauma torácico cerrado. Se excluyeron otros tipos de trauma, tesis, libros, ponencias y textos anteriores al 2020.  Resultados:  El trauma torácico cerrado representa aproximadamente el 60% de todos los traumas torácicos en adultos, siendo más prevalente en hombres jóvenes. La mortalidad asociada varía entre 10% y 25%. Los mecanismos de lesión incluyen impactos directos e indirectos por fuerzas de aceleración/desaceleración. El diagnóstico se basa en historia clínica, examen físico y estudios de imagen, siendo la tomografía computarizada más sensible que la radiografía simple. El manejo varía desde tratamiento conservador hasta intervención quirúrgica según la gravedad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objectives:  To compile updated information on closed thoracic trauma through a bibliographic review of recent scientific literature.  Methods:  A qualitative bibliographic review was conducted through searches in Scielo and LILACS databases. Scientific articles from the last five years (2020-2025) in Spanish and English languages were included, focusing exclusively on closed thoracic trauma. Other types of trauma, theses, books, presentations and texts prior to 2020 were excluded.  Results:  Closed thoracic trauma represents approximately 60% of all thoracic trauma in adults, being more prevalent in young men. Associated mortality varies between 10% and 25%. Injury mechanisms include direct impacts and indirect forces from acceleration/deceleration. Diagnosis is based on clinical history, physical examination and imaging studies, with computed tomography being more sensitive than plain radiography. Management varies from conservative treatment to surgical intervention depending on severity.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Traumatismos torácicos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[heridas no penetrantes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[neumotórax]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hemotórax]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[contusiones.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Chest trauma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[non-penetrating wounds]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pneumothorax]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hemothorax]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[contusions.]]></kwd>
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