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January 1, 2013Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency SurgeryOpen Access

Factors Affecting Mortality in Blunt Thoracic Trauma

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MHMustafa HasbahçecıYahoo (United Kingdom)AÖAdnan ÖzpekUniversity of Health ScienceFBFatih BaşakÜmraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates mortality factors in blunt thoracic trauma, highlighting significant implications for management.

Key Points

  • To identify the factors that affect mortality in patients suffering from blunt thoracic trauma.
  • Evaluated 76 patients with blunt thoracic trauma
  • Assessed clinical findings and injury severity scores
  • Compared various thoracic and extra-thoracic injuries
  • Mortality rate was 10.5% among the patients
  • Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg and abnormal respiration patterns significantly increased mortality (p<0.05)
  • Non-operative management and tube thoracotomy were effective in approximately 98.7% of cases

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Hasbahçecı et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a23baedb7e293e61ca6132ahttps://doi.org/10.5505/tjtes.2013.54782
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