The Impact of Thoracic Trauma on Morbidity and Outcomes: A Six-Year Experience From a Tertiary Care Level 1 Center
The mortality rate for thoracic injuries depends on several factors, including age, late-onset, bilateral thoracic injuries, concomitant extrathoracic injuries, need for mechanical ventilation, and adequate pain management.
Authors
- Ganpat Prasad
- Prabhakar Mishra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4769-9106)
Institutions
- Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.73580
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57