Table 1.

Demographic data of patients

	N=20
Sex, male/female	12/8 (male: 60%)
Age, years	64 (56–73)
Thoracic AIS score	4 (4–5)
ISS	29 (22–41)
Mechanism of injury
Motor vehicle crash	14 (70%)
Fall from height	6 (30%)
Days after injury until operation	4 (2–7)

Data are presented as median (25%–75% IQR) or number (%).

AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; ISS, Injury Severity Score.