Thoracic trauma severity contributes to differences in intensive care therapy and mortality of severely injured patients: analysis based on the TraumaRegister DGU®

Table 2 Distribution of injuries to different thoracic structures in patients with at least moderate thoracic injury

	AIS-2	AIS-3	AIS-4	AIS-5/6	AIS_Thorax ≥ 2
Vascular	0.2%	0.5%	4%	12.7%	542 (3.1%)
Lung	68.7%	80%	91.9%	84.5%	14,640 82.7%
Bone	39.8%	55.8%	46%	65.1%	9238 52.2%

Groups according to the AIS_Thorax (2, 3, 4, and 5 + 6) and all patients with AIS_Thorax ≥ 2
Number of patients (with AIS_Thorax ≥ 2) and percentages are given for “vascular” (intrathoracic vascular injury), “lung” (e.g., lung contusion, laceration, pneumothorax) and “bone” (rib and sternal fractures) injuries

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