Incidence of post-traumatic pneumonia in poly-traumatized patients: identifying the role of traumatic brain injury and chest trauma.

Martijn HofmanHagen AndruszkowPhilipp KobbeMartijn PoezeFrank Hildebrand

Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2019)

Chest trauma alone and especially its combination with TBI represent high-risk injury patterns for the development of pneumonia, which forms the strongest predictor of mortality in poly-traumatized patients.

Keyphrases

traumatic brain injury
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
patient reported outcomes
cardiovascular events
severe traumatic brain injury
respiratory failure