Blunt Chest Trauma in Polytraumatized Patients: Predictive Factors for Urgent Thoracotomy.

Josef Stolberg-StolbergJan Christoph KatthagenThomas HillemeyerKarsten WiebeJeanette KöppeMichael J Raschke

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

Chest-tube output remains the single most important predictive factor for urgent thoracotomy also after blunt chest trauma. Patients with a chest-tube output of more than 1300 mL within 24 h after trauma should be considered for transfer to a level I trauma centre with standby thoracic surgery.

Keyphrases

trauma patients
thoracic surgery
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
aortic valve replacement
coronary artery disease