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Limited Influence of Flail Chest in Patients With Blunt Thoracic Trauma - A Matched-pair Analysis.
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- Traumatic Complete Occlusion of the Left Main Bronchus Managed by Temporary Placement of a Covered Self-Expandable Metallic Stent: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
- Novel nomogram for predicting paradoxical chest wall movement in patients with flail segment of traumatic rib fracture: a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2023Observational
- Novel nomogram for predicting pulmonary complications in patients with blunt chest trauma with rib fractures: a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Thoracic injuries in trauma patients: epidemiology and its influence on mortality.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2022Article
- Influence of Thoracic Trauma on Fracture Healing in Long Bones-A Retrospective Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Blunt trauma related chest wall and pulmonary injuries: An overview.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundFlail chest is considered as one of the most severe forms of blunt thoracic trauma. However, its actual influence on post-traumatic morbidity and mortality is debatable. MATERIALS AND
methodsA retrospective cohort analysis was performed of multiply injured patients (injury severity score ≥16) at a level I trauma center. Flail chest was defined as segment fracture of at least three consecutive ribs on at least one side. Propensity score matching was performed.
resultsA total of 600 patients were included, with a mean age of 44.1±19.1 years and a mean injury severity score of 31.6±10.4. Overall, 367 patients (61.2%) had a serial rib fracture. Forty-five patients (7.5%) presented with flail chest. Patients with flail chest more often had lung contusions (70 vs. 50%, p=0.04) and pneumo-/hematothorax (93 vs. 71%, p=0.005). There were no differences in post-traumatic morbidity and mortality.
conclusionFlail chest had no independent influence in addition to injury severity on post-traumatic morbidity and mortality in multiply injured patients with blunt thoracic trauma.
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