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Table 6 Frequency of injuries (% are rounded up if above 1%)

From: Predictors of poor outcomes after significant chest trauma in multiply injured patients: a retrospective analysis from the German Trauma Registry (Trauma Register DGU®)

Injury

n = (% of patients)

Lung contusion

10864 (48%)

Pneumothorax

8878 (39%)

Rib fractures

7794 (35%)

Hemothorax

6223 (28%)

Flail chest

3681 (16%)

Lung laceration

2644 (12%)

Sternal fracture

1947 (8%)

Thoracic vessel injuries

633 (3%)

Cardiac injury

171 (0.8%)

  1. The relative frequencies of the respective injuries have been investigated in the overall study population and the result is shown in Table 6.
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241