ReviewScandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine2017
Lessons from a large trauma center: impact of blunt chest trauma in polytrauma patients-still a relevant problem?
Review in Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06744959 (Reliability of Thoracic Trauma Severity Scores in Predicting Outcomes Among Chest Trauma Patients in Low-Resource Settings), which is not on this map. Cited by 79 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Reliability of Thoracic Trauma Severity Scores in Predicting Outcomes Among Chest Trauma Patients in Low-Resource Settings: A Prospective Cohort Study From Iraq
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79 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 214 citations in OpenAlex.
- Epidemiology of combined clavicle and rib fractures: a systematic review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Pooled it
- The evaluation of pulmonary function after rib fixation for multiple rib fractures and flail chest: a retrospective study and systematic review of the current evidence.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2021Pooled it
- Comparison of the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided superficial serratus anterior plane block and intercostal nerve block for rib fractures: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Left Ventricle Velocity Patterns and Energy Changes During Controlled External Impact: A Quantitative Experimental Insight.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Thoracic injuries in elderly trauma patients epidemiology, injury characteristics, in-hospital care and outcome.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Anesthetic Management of One-Lung Ventilation in Thoracic Trauma: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study.Cureus · 2026Article
- Epidemiological Profile, Clinical Presentations, and Complications of Gunshot Wounds in Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Hospital in the Armed Conflict Zone of Goma in Eastern DR Congo.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Biological sex, but not obesity, independently predicts anatomical injury patterns in trauma bay patients: a multivariate retrospective analysis of 2,128 patients.Biology of sex differences · 2026Article
- Fast, accurate, and cost-effective: E-FAST's breakthrough in optimizing thoracic trauma management.Turkish journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Effect of lateral positioning on ventilation in patients with blunt thoracic injury during pressure support ventilation: the VICTORY study.Intensive care medicine experimental · 2026Article
- A clinically useful nomogram integrating bedside lung ultrasound and clinical parameters for pulmonary complications after non-thoracic surgery in blunt chest trauma patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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- Clinical characteristics and mortality risk factors in polytrauma patients with pelvic fractures: a retrospective study based on an integrated multidisciplinary treatment approach.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Long-term outcomes after removal of rib stabilization hardware in patients with blunt chest trauma.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Observational
- Morbidity prediction in conservatively managed rib fracture patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Time to resolution of radiologically detected hemothorax in trauma patients: A retrospective observational study.World journal of radiology · 2025Article
- The Complex Consequences of Severe Polytrauma with Traumatic Brain Injuries Caused by a Traffic Accident in a Child: A Case Report.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- In the last 10 years, have our polytrauma patients become geriatric? The emergency trauma bay in the context of demographic change.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Surgical stabilisation of rib fractures in non-ventilated patients: a retrospective propensity-matched analysis using the data from the trauma registry of the German Trauma Society (TraumaRegister DGUEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Observational
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Abstract
backgroundThoracic trauma is the third most common cause of death after abdominal injury and head trauma in polytrauma patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate epidemiological data, treatment and outcome of polytrauma patients with blunt chest trauma in order to help improve management, prevent complications and decrease polytrauma patients' mortality.
methodsIn this retrospective study we included all polytrauma patients with blunt chest trauma admitted to our tertiary care center emergency department for a 2-year period, from June 2012 until May 2014. Data collection included details of treatment and outcome. Patients with chest trauma and Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥18 and Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) >2 in more than one body region were included.
resultsA total of 110 polytrauma patients with blunt chest injury were evaluated. 82 of them were males and median age was 48.5 years. Car accidents, falls from a height and motorbike accidents were the most common causes (>75%) for blunt chest trauma. Rib fractures, pneumothorax and pulmonary contusion were the most common chest injuries. Most patients (64.5%) sustained a serious chest injury (AIS
conclusionAlthough 84.5% of patients suffered from serious or even severe chest injury, neither in the conservative nor in the surgically treated group a significant impact of injury severity on ICU stay, intubation days, complications or mortality was observed. AIS
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