Blunt chest trauma is associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Complications in
blunt chest trauma develop secondary to rib fractures as a consequence of pain and …

Chest wall trauma is common. Approximately half a million patients presented to emergency
departments in the United States in 2013 with an injury to their bony thorax, and about …

METHODS Adult blunt RF patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) of the chest
admitted to an urban Level 1 trauma center (2007–2012) were retrospectively reviewed …

Background Blunt thoracic injury is present in around 15% of all major trauma presentations.
To ensure a standardised approach to the management of physical injury, patient pathway …

Trauma is one of the leading causes of death in the world, being the main cause of death in
people under 45 years old. The epidemiology of these deaths shows an important peak …

Purpose Rib fractures (RF) occur in 10% of trauma patients; associated with significant
morbidity and mortality. Despite advancing technology of surgical stabilization of rib …

An increasing number of emergency departments (EDs) are providing extended care and
monitoring for patients in EDOUs. 1 Reasons for the expansion of ED-based observation …

Introduction This single-centre retrospective case-control study aimed to assess the
effectiveness of a multidisciplinary clinical pathway for blunt chest trauma patients admitted …

Aims and objectives To investigate uptake of a Chest Injury Protocol (Ch IP), examine factors
influencing its implementation and identify interventions for promoting its use. Background …

Background Thorax trauma severity score (TTSS) combines patient-related parameters with
the anatomical and physiological parameters, and it can be easily calculated in the …