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
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
cardiovascular events
spinal cord injury
type diabetes
coronary artery disease