Severity-dependent differences in early management of thoracic trauma in severely injured patients - Analysis based on the TraumaRegister DGU®

Table 4 Concomitant injuries: subgroups according to severity of thoracic trauma

	Controls	AIS-2	AIS-3	AIS-4	AIS-5/6
	n = 4870	n = 1973	n = 8052	n = 5433	n = 2237
Relevant head	1485	661	2161	980	445
Relevant head	31%	34%	27%	18%	20%
Relevant abdomen	1592	577	2031	1244	546
Relevant abdomen	33%	29%	25%	23%	24%
Relevant extremities	3086	1106	3705	1903	794
Relevant extremities	63%	56%	46%	35%	36%
Isolated relevant thorax	-	-	1591	2344	931
Isolated relevant thorax	-	-	20%	43%	42%
GCS ≤ 8	617	287	1185	879	594
GCS ≤ 8	14%	16%	16%	17%	29%

Percentages of patients within one AIS_Thorax group that suffered from an additional injury to another presented body region. Combinations of body regions injured were possible (multiple injured)
Isolated thoracic injuries occurred in the given percentage within one AIS_Thorax group, the remaining patients suffered from at least one relevant injury to other body regions
Relevant injury is AIS ≥ 3
Total number of patients with a documented GCS score differs from the initial study group
GCS Glasgow Coma Scale