Factors Associated with ICU Admission following Blunt Chest Trauma

Background. Blunt chest wall trauma accounts for over 10% of all trauma patients presenting to emergency departments worldwide. When the injury is not as severe, deciding which blunt chest wall trauma patients require a higher level of clinical input can be difficult. We hypothesized that patient f...

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Main Authors: Bellone, Andrea, Bossi, Ilaria, Etteri, Massimiliano, Cantaluppi, Francesca, Pina, Paolo, Guanziroli, Massimo, Bianchi, AnnaMaria, Casazza, Giovanni
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5156815/