Thoracic injuries in trauma patients: epidemiology and its influence on mortality.

Andrea LundinShahzad K AkramLena M Berg Katarina E Göransson Anders Enocson

Published in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2022)

Thoracic injury was an independent predictor of 30-day mortality after adjustment for relevant key variables. We also found a difference in injury patterns with older patients having a higher proportion of rib fractures, whilst younger patients suffered more internal thoracic organ injuries.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
trauma patients
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
risk factors
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
spinal cord injury