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Comparison of characteristics of the present study with those of previously published studies involving patients with blunt diaphragmatic ruptures
| Location of rupture; no. of patients
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| Study | No. of patients | Left | Right | Bilateral | Mean age, yr | No. of male patients | Mortality, % | Mean ISS |
| Present study | 208 | 135 | 47 | 4 | 42 | 134 | 28.8 | 38.0 |
| Bergeron et al.7 | 160 | 126 | 31 | 3 | 40 | 91 | 14.4 | 26.9 |
| Brasel et al.5 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 18 | 22.0 | 32.0 |
| Shapiro et al.6 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 25.0 | 36.0 |
ISS = Injury Severity Score.
