Are the rib fracture score and different computed tomography measures of obesity predictors for mortality in patients with rib fractures? A retrospective cohort study.

Thorsten JentzschValentin NeuhausBurkhardt SeifertRudolf M MoosHans-Peter SimmenChristoph E W SchmitzClément M L Werner

Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2020)

RFS > 4 was an independent risk factors for increased mortality. Local and global measures of obesity were not associated with mortality, rib fractures or liver injuries. If the BMI is not available in trauma patients, CT-based measures of obesity may be considered as a surrogate.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
insulin resistance
weight loss
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
trauma patients
body mass index
positron emission tomography
dual energy
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease