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1. • • The risk factors for mortality in patients sustaining blunt chest wall trauma were a patient age of 65 years or more, three or more rib fractures and the presence of pre-existing disease especially cardiopulmonary disease. The development of pneumonia post injury was also a significant risk factor for mortality.
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   What are the risk factors for mortality in blunt chest wall trauma?

   • Conclusions: The risk factors for mortality in patients sustaining blunt chest wall trauma were a patient age of 65 years or more, three or more rib fractures and the presence of pre-existing disease especially cardiopulmonary disease. The development of pneumonia post injury was also a significant risk factor for mortality.

   Risk factors that predict mortality in patients with blunt chest wall

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   What is the odds ratio of death from blunt chest wall trauma?

   • Combined odds ratio of 1.98 (1.86-2.11, 95% CI), 2.02 (1.89-2.15, 95% CI), 2.43 (1.03-5.72, 95% CI) and 5.24 (3.51-7.82) for mortality were calculated for blunt chest wall trauma patients aged 65 years or more, with three or more rib fractures, pre-existing conditions and pneumonia respectively.

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   What is the mortality rate of blunt chest wall trauma with cardiopulmonary disease?

   • Four studies (n=249) were included in the meta-analysis ( figure 4 ). The pooled OR for mortality was 2.86 (95% CI 1.27 to 6.44) in patients with blunt chest wall trauma with cardiopulmonary disease. A low degree of heterogeneity between the included studies was reported (I 2 statistic: 0%).

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   Is a blunt chest trauma a risk factor for morbidity & mortality?

   • It also can be interpreted that even if there is a serious trauma in the pediatric age group, the number of fractures may not be high due to bone elasticity, but in the elderly population the number of bone fractures may be high even in a slight trauma. There are many risk factors that affect morbidity and mortality in blunt chest trauma.

   Blunt trauma related chest wall and pulmonary injuries: An overview

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   Can a blunt chest trauma cause a death?

   • In addition, the age of the patient is important when evaluating a blunt chest trauma. While a trauma in the pediatric age group may not cause a chest wall injury due to bone elasticity, it may lead to serious complications and even death in the elderly population.

   Blunt trauma related chest wall and pulmonary injuries: An overview

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   What is blunt chest wall trauma?

   • For the purpose of this study, we defined blunt chest wall trauma as blunt chest injury resulting in chest wall contusion or rib fractures, with or without immediate life-threatening lung injury.

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   Identified risk factors for mortality following blunt chest wall trauma were: age 65 years or more (OR: 2.11; 95% CI 1.85 to 2.41), three or more rib fractures (OR: 1.96; 95% CI 1.69 to 2.26) and presence of pre-existing disease (OR: 2.86; 95% CI 1.34 to 6.09).

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   The risk factors for mortality in patients sustaining blunt chest wall trauma were a patient age of 65 years or more, three or more rib fractures and the presence of pre-existing disease especially cardiopulmonary disease.

   • Author: Ceri Elisabeth Battle, Hayley Hutchings, Phillip A. Evans

   • Publish Year: 2012

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   Feb 27, 2024 · Notably, patients experiencing blunt chest trauma exhibit a higher mortality rate (11.65%) compared to those with penetrating chest trauma (5.63%). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the mortality rate and its determinants in cases of traumatic chest injuries.

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   Apr 20, 2020 · Although it is the third most common cause of death in all age groups, one out of four trauma patients die due to thoracic injury or its complications. Blunt injuries constitute the majority of chest trauma. This indicates the importance of chest trauma among all traumas.

   • Author: Bekir Nihat Dogrul, Ibrahim Kiliccalan, Ekrem Samet Asci, Selim Can Peker
   • DOI: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2020.04.003

   • Publish Year: 2020
   • Publication: Chin J Traumatol. 2020 Jun; 23(3): 125-138.

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   The risk factors for mortality in patients sustaining blunt chest wall trauma were a patient age of 65 years or more, three or more rib fractures and the presence of pre-existing disease especially cardiopulmonary disease. The development of pneumonia post injury was also a significant risk factor for mortality.

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   Risk factors that predict mortality in patients with blunt chest wall trauma: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Emergency Medical Journal (2022) Date: November 2022. UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Unit.

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    5 days ago · The STUMBL Score was original developed and externally validated by Battle et al. (2014) to predict risk of pulmonary complications in patients with isolated blunt chest wall trauma presenting to the ED . Based on low risk of bias results, the final model demonstrated good discrimination with a reported c-index of 0.96 (95% CI: 0.93 to 0.98).