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ArticleEmergency radiology2023

Imaging patterns of thoracic injuries in survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV).

Babina Gosangi, Andrew Wong, Rahul Gujrathi, Hyesun Park, Richard Thomas, Annie Lewis-O'Connor, Hanni M Stoklosa, Bharti Khurana

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Article in Emergency radiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Using Radiology as a Screening Tool to Identify Intimate Partner Violence.Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR · 2025
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Babina GosangiDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4855-4232
Andrew WongDepartment of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Rahul GujrathiDepartment of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Hyesun ParkDepartment of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Richard ThomasDepartment of Radiology, Lahey Health System, Burlington, MA, USA.
Annie Lewis-O'ConnorC.A.R.E. Clinic (Coordinated Approach to Resiliency & Empowerment) Founder and Director, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Hanni M StoklosaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Bharti KhuranaDepartment of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. bkhurana@bwh.harvard.edu.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USYale University · US

Funding

Brigham and Women's Hospital Brigham HealthBrigham and Women's Hospital Gillian Reny Stepping Strong for Trauma Innovation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo recognize the imaging patterns of thoracic injuries in survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). MATERIALS AND

methodsA retrospective radiological review of 688 patients self-reporting IPV to our institution's violence intervention and prevention program between January 2013 and June 2018 identified 30 patients with 89 thoracic injuries. Imaging and demographic data were collected.

resultsThirty survivors with 89 injuries to the thorax were identified with a median age of 43.5 years (21-65 years). IPV was reported or disclosed as the direct cause of injury in 50% (15/30) of survivors, including all nine patients who sustained penetrating injuries. The most common injury type was fracture (72%, 64/89) with 52 rib, 3 sternal, 2 clavicular, and 7 vertebral fractures. There were 3 acromioclavicular dislocations. Among rib fractures, right lower anterior rib fractures (9-12 ribs) were the most common(30%, 16/52). There were 10 superficial soft tissue injuries. There were 12 deep tissue injuries which included 2 lung contusions, 2 pneumomediastinum, 7 pneumothoraces, 1 hemothorax. One third of patients had concomitant injuries of other organ systems, most commonly to the head and face, followed by extremities and one third of patients had metachronous injuries.

conclusionAcute rib fractures with concomitant injuries to the head, neck, face, and extremities with an unclear mechanism of injury should prompt the radiologist to discuss the possibility of IPV with the ordering physician. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Recognizing common injuries to the thorax will prompt the radiologists to suspect IPV and discuss it with the clinicians.

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Intimate Partner ViolenceRib FracturesThoracic InjuriesAdultHumansRetrospective StudiesSurvivorsChest injuriesDomestic abuseDomestic violenceFracturesIntimate partner violenceThoracic injuries

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PMID36418488
PMCPMC9684831
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