Factors Associated With Survival Following Blunt Chest Trauma in Older Patients: Results From a Large Regional Trauma Cooperative
Harrington DT, Phillips B, Machan J, Zacharias N, Velmahos GC, Rosenblatt MS, Winston E, Patterson L, Desjardins S, Winchell R, Brotman S, Churyla A, Schulz JT, Maung AA, Davis KA. Factors Associated With Survival Following Blunt Chest Trauma in Older Patients: Results From a Large Regional Trauma Cooperative. JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 432-437. PMID: 20479340, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume trauma centerInjury Severity ScoreCongestive heart failurePatient-controlled analgesiaRib fracturesTrauma centerSeverity scoreOlder patientsHeart failureMultivariable analysisTraumatic rib fracturesBlunt chest traumaPatient dataDevelopment of pneumoniaCoronary artery diseaseLevel I centersTraumatic chest injuriesStandard care practicesChest scoreChest traumaArtery diseaseImproved survivalIndependent predictorsPatient factorsUnivariable analysis