23 August 2021 : Original article
Influence of Severe Thoracic Trauma on Choosing the Correct Surgical Strategy in Patients with Polytrauma from Kosovo
Shqiptar Demaçi
1ABE, Saudin Maliqi2BD, Frederik Çuperjani3ABD, Avni Behluli3BCD, Fitim Selimi4BCD, Fadil Gradica5BCD, Burbuqe Bruçi3BDF, Tomislav Jukic6CE, David Stubljar7CE, Xhevdet Aliu4DE*
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. | |