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Table 4 Mechanical ventilation and length of ICU stay is dependent on the number of thoracic injuries

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

 

AIS-2

AIS-3

AIS-4

AIS-5/6

One

Mul

One

Mul

One

Mul

One

Mul

Mechanical ventilation

4.7

4.2

4.7

5.8

6.4

7.5

6.2

8.6

ICU stay

9.4

8.9

8.9

10.8

10.6

12.3

9.8

13.4

  1. Mechanical ventilation time and length of ICU stay in mean days for singular or multiple chest trauma diagnoses
  2. Subgroups according to the AISThorax (2, 3, 4, and 5 + 6)
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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

ISSN: 1749-7922