Research Article
The Validity of Quantifying Pulmonary Contusion Extent by Lung Ultrasound Score for Predicting ARDS in Blunt Thoracic Trauma
Table 1
Patient characteristics and scores.
| Patient characteristic | Value (n = 50) |
| Age, y | 35.74 ± 15.17 | Male, n (%) | 41 (82%) | Physiologic parameters | Lactate | 2.99 ± 1.38 | SBP | 82.20 ± 40.37 | Pao2/Fio2 | 213.26 ± 85.57 | Mode of trauma | Rta, n (%) | 35 (70%) | Falling from height, n (%) | 10 (20%) | Direct impact, n (%) | 15 (30%) | Distribution of injuries | Head trauma, n (%) | 21 (42%) | Abdominal trauma, n (%) | 16 (32%) | Spinal fractures, n (%) | 6 (12%) | Extremity bone fractures, n (%) | 29 (58%) | Pelvic fracture, n (%) | 6 (12%) | Injury severity measures | GCS | 11.54 ± 3.67 | ISS | 33.42 ± 11.51 | RTS | 6.44 ± 1.61 | TTSS | 7.84 ± 3.20 | Associated thoracic injuries | Pneumothorax, n (%) | 24 (48%) | Hemothorax, n (%) | 21 (42%) | Fractured ribs, n (%) | 26 (52%) | Flail chest, n (%) | 5 (10%) | Pulmonary status and outcome | ARDS, n (%) | 12 (24%) | Ventilator days | 12.05 ± 8.64 | Mortality, n (%) | 13 (26%) |
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