23 August 2021: Human Study
Influence of Severe Thoracic Trauma on Choosing the Correct Surgical Strategy in Patients with Polytrauma from Kosovo
Shqiptar Demaçi 1ABE , Saudin Maliqi 2BD , Frederik Çuperjani 3ABD , Avni Behluli 3BCD , Fitim Selimi 1BCD , Fadil Gradica 4BCD , Burbuqe Bruçi 3BDF , Tomislav Jukic 5CE , David Stubljar 6CE , Xhevdet Aliu 1DE*DOI: 10.12659/MSMBR.932463
Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2021; 27:e932463
Table 1 Basic characteristics of patients at admission with anatomical regions of injuries.
| Characteristic | n (SD/%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 46.1±11.2 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 51 (77.3%) |
| Female | 15 (22.7%) |
| Mean time from trauma to tertiary trauma center (min) | 125.3±168.9 |
| Mean RTS | 10.6±1.8 |
| Mean ISS | 31.2±2.7 |
| Mean GSC | 11.6±3.7 |
| Mean SAP (mm Hg) | 110.3±25.4 |
| Mean RF (%) | 6.0 |
| Hematocrit | 35.9±5.7 |
| Endotracheal intubation | 37 (56.1%) |
| Chest X-ray | 57 (86.4%) |
| Computed tomography | 47 (71.2%) |
| Admitted to ICU | 39 (59.1%) |
| Time of stay in ICU (days) | 15.5±22.8 |
| Anatomic region | |
| Head and/or neck | 31 (47.0%) |
| Face | 1 (1.5%) |
| Thorax and thoracic spine | 66 (100.0%) |
| Abdomen and pelvic content and/or lumbar spine | 18 (27.3%) |
| Extremities and/or osseous pelvis | 33 (50.0%) |
| External (skin) | 30 (45.5%) |
| SD – standard deviation; RTS – Revised Trauma Score; ISS – Injury Severity Score; GSC – Glasgow Coma Scale; SAP – systolic arterial pressure; RF – respiratory frequency; ICU – Intensive Care Unit. | |