Correlation between Rib Fractures and Intra-abdominal Organ Injuries after Blunt Chest Trauma.

Correlation between Rib Fractures and Intra-abdominal Organ Injuries after Blunt Chest Trauma.

Introduction; The most common thoracic injuries were rib fractures (40%) and simple lung contusions (35%) and the abdominal organs most commonly injured were the spleen (35%), liver (25%), and kidney (20%). Mortality varies from 3-22%. the thoracic-abdominal injuries, Purpose; Evidence of the rol...

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Main Authors: Agron DOGJANI, Kastriot HAXHIREXHA, Henri KOLANI, Edvin SELMANI, Arben GJATA, Melita TODAJ, Artiola TODAJ, Hysni BENDO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Albanian Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery 2020-06-01
Series:Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Subjects:
rib fracture
Chest trauma
abdominal
blunt
injury organ
Online Access:https://journal.astes.org.al/index.php/AJTES/article/view/145

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