Table 1.
Demographics, presentation and outcome of chest injury patients with lung contusion (n=226).
| Variable | Data |
|---|---|
| Age (mean ±SD) | 35.2±13.1 |
| Males (%) | 211 (93.4%) |
| Oxygen saturation, PO2 | 173±109 |
| PaO2/FiO2 ratio | 253.8±150.4 |
| Lactate (mean ±SD) | 3.2±1.8 |
| Base deficit (mean ±SD) | 5.16±3.8 |
| Intubation (%) | 100 (44.2%) |
| Chest Abbreviated Injury Score (AIS) (mean ±SD) | 2.97±0.95 |
| Long bone fracture (%) | 79 (35.3%) |
| Chest tube insertion | 77 (34.4%) |
| Polytrauma | 184 (81.4%) |
| Blood transfusion (%) | 76 (33.6%) |
| Lung contusion | |
| Right-side | 44 (19.5%) |
| Left-side | 43 (19.0%) |
| Bilateral | 139 (61.5%) |
| Lung contusion volume (%) | 7.1 (0.2–59.5) |
| Injury severity score (mean±SD) | 20.5±10.4 |
| Chest infection | 49 (21.7%) |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 28 (12.4%) |
| Ventilatory day (median, range) | 8 (1–32) |
| Intensive care unit stay in days, (median, range) | 7 (1–57) |
| Hospital stay (days) | 10 (1–144) |
| Mortality | 15 (6.6%) |