Clinical Study
Epidural Analgesia for Severe Chest Trauma: An Analysis of Current Practice on the Efficacy and Safety
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of patients with epidural analgesia for multiple traumatic rib fractures.
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| Age (mean ± SD) | 58 ± 14 | Sex (, %) | | Male | 61 (80) | Female | 15 (20) | Trauma mechanism (, %) | | Motor-vehicle | 21 (28) | Bicycle | 17 (22) | Fall | 19 (25) | Assault | 1 (1) | Others | 18 (24) | ISS (median, IQR) | 14 (10–17) | AIS (median, IQR) | | Head | 0 (0-0) | Face | 0 (0-0) | Chest | 3 (3-3) | Abdomen | 0 (0-0) | Extremity | 0 (0–2) | External | 1 (0-1) | GCS (median, IQR) | 15 (15-15) | Concomitant injuries (, %) | | Lung contusion | 25 (33) | Pneumothorax | 30 (39) | Hematothorax | 8 (11) |
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AIS: Abbreviated Injury Scale; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS: Injury Severity Score; IQR: interquartile range; : number; SD: standard deviation. |