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Patient characteristics
| Mechanism of injury, n (%)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Blunt (n=77) | Gunshot (n=10) | Stab wound (n=15) | |
| Mortality | 7 (9) | 1 (10) | 1 (7) |
| Diaphragmatic injury | 3 (4) | 0 (0) | 8 (33) |
| Procedure | |||
| Laparotomy within 24 h | 15 (19) | 4 (40) | 5 (33) |
| Intubation within 24 h for acute lung injury | 10 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Multiple tubes | 2 (3) | 3 (30) | 1 (7) |
| Right-sided hemothorax | 49 (64) | 2 (20) | 3 (20) |
| Residual hemothorax | 11 (14) | 2 (20) | 8 (53) |
| Empyema | 4 (5) | 0 (0) | 5 (33) |
