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Table 2 Thoracic injuries in the two patient groups

From: The role of whole-body computed tomography in the diagnosis of thoracic injuries in severely injured patients – a retrospective multi-centre study based on the trauma registry of the German trauma society (TraumaRegister DGU®)

Parameter

Pre-WBCT group (n = 5002)

WBCT group (n = 8559)

Type of thoracic injuries

 Injury to the lung parenchyma [%]

12.6 [11.7–13.5]

5.9 [5.4–6.4]

 Pulmonary contusion [%]

18,5 [17.4–19.6]

28,7 [27.7–29.7]]

 Pneumothorax [%]

17.3 [16.3–18.4]

21.6 [20.7–22.5]

 Tension pneumothorax [%]

2.9 [2.4–3.4]

2.5 [2.2–2.8]

 Haemothorax [%]

15.6 [14.6–16.6]

14.0 [13.3–14.7]

 Multiple rib fractures and flail chest [%]

10.6 [9.7–11.4]

21.6 [20.7–22.5]

 Fractures of two ribs [%]

6.4 [5.7–7.1]

6.6 [6.1–7.1]

 Fracture of one rib [%]

3.4 [2.9–3.9]

3.3 [2.9–3.7]

 Arterial injury (thorax) [%]

1.5 [1.2–1.8]

1.5 [1.2–1.8]

 Diaphragmatic injury [%]

1.0 [0.7–1.3]

1.1 [0.9–1.3]

 Thoracic spine injury ≥ AIS 2 [%]

10.9 [10.0–11.8]

13.2 [12.5–13.9]

 Thoracic spinal cord injury [%]

1.7 [1.3–2.1]

1.9 [1.6–2.2]

 Cardiac injury [%]

0.4 [0.2–0.6]

0.5 [0.4–0.7]

Severity of thoracic injuries

 No thoracic injuries [%]

45.8 [44.4–47.2]

40.2 [39.2–41.3]

 AISthorax = 1 [%]

2.8 [2.3–3.2]

2.0 [1.7–2.3]

 AISthorax = 2 [%]

9.2 [8.4–10.0]

9.3 [8.7–9.9]

 AISthorax = 3 [%]

24.9 [23.7–26.1]

28.2 [27.3–29.2]

 AISthorax = 4 [%]

12.4 [11.5–13.3]

14.6 [13.8–15.3]

 AISthorax = 5 [%]

4.7 [4.1–5.3]

5.3 [4.8–5.8]

 AISthorax = 6 [%]

0.2 [0.1–0.3]

0.3 [0.2–0.4]

  1. AIS Abbreviated Injury Scale