Research Article
Evaluation of Lung Contusion, Associated Injuries, and Outcome in a Major Trauma Center in Shiraz, Southern Iran
Table 1
Clinical features and outcomes of lung contusion patients in southern Iran.
| | Variable | Frequency (%)
n = 434 | Mortality (%) | value | Yes
n = 66 | No
n = 368 |
| | Sex | | Male | 366 (84.3) | 57 (15.6) | 309 (84) | 0.716 | | Female | 68 (15.7) | 9 (13.6) | 59 (16) | |
| | Side | | Left | 345 (79.5) | 57 (86.4) | 288 (78.3) | 0.141 | | Right | 349 (80.4) | 53 (80.3) | 296 (80.4) | 1.000 | | Bilateral | 260 (59.9) | 44 (16.9) | 216 (58.7) | 0.275 |
| | Rib fracture | | Right | 45 (10.4) | 3 (4.5) | 93.3 (11.4) | 0.123 | | Left | 47 (10.8) | 7 (10.6) | 40 (10.9) | 1.000 |
| | Other location injuries | | Head and neck | 247 (56.9) | 47 (71.2) | 200 (54.3) | 0.015 | | Abdominal | 54 (12.4) | 11 (16.7) | 43 (11.7) | 0.309 | | Pelvic | 62 (14.3) | 13 (19.7) | 49 (13.3) | 0.182 | | Spinal cord | 39 (9) | 4 (6.1) | 35 (9.5) | 0.486 | | Limb | 130 (30) | 28 (42.4) | 102 (27.7) | 0.020 |
| | Lung injury | | Pneumothorax | 90 (25.0) | 16 (31.4) | 79 (24) | 0.297 | | Hemothorax | 60 (15.8) | 5 (9.8) | 55 (16.7) | 0.226 | | Both | 32 (8.4) | 4 (7.8) | 28 (8.5) | 1.000 |
| | GCS index | 0.006 | | Equal or lower than 8 | 170 (39.2) | 36 (54.5) | 134 (36.4) | | | Above 8 | 264 (60.8) | 30 (45.5) | 234 (63.6) | |
| | Outcome | | Transfer to ICU | 206 (49.6) | 15 (24.2) | 191 (54.1) | <0.001 | | Intubation | 207 (47.7) | 46 (69.7) | 161 (43.8) | <0.001 | | Progression in follow-up CT scan | 127 (33.4) | 11 (21.6) | 116 (35.3) | 0.057 |
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Based on the chi-square test. |
