Table 2.
Resuscitation‐Associated Injuries (n=104 Patients)
| Type of resuscitation‐associated injury | Patients |
|---|---|
| Any postresuscitation injury | 84/104 (81 [72–87]) |
| Time critical* | 15/104 (14 [9–22]) |
| Liver/spleen laceration | 6 (6 [3–12]) |
| Pneumothorax | 5 (5 [2–11]) |
| Mediastinal hemorrhage, active extravasation | 1 (1 [0–5]) |
| Hemopericardium | 1 (1 [0–5]) |
| Pulmonary laceration | 3 (3 [1–8]) |
| Vascular access hemorrhage | 1 (1 [0–5]) |
| Mainstem bronchus intubation | 2 (2 [1–7]) |
| Not time critical* | 80/104 (77 [68–84]) |
| Mediastinal hematoma without active extravasation | 9 (9 [5–16]) |
| Pulmonary contusion | 14 (13 [8–21]) |
| Rib fractures | 77 (74 [65–82]) |
| Displaced | 16 (15 [10–24]) |
| Meets surgical stabilization screening criteria | 45 (43 [34–53]) |
| Displaced rib fractures, ≥3 | 3 (3 [1–8]) |
| Flail chest | 1 (1 [0–5]) |
| Flail sternal segment | 42 (40 [31–50]) |
| Number of rib fractures per patient | 5.0±4.6 |
| Sternal fracture | 19 (18 [12–27]) |
| Displaced | 6 (6 [3–12]) |
*
Data are shown as number (percentage [95% CI]), number/total number (percentage [95% CI]), or mean±SD of patients with each injury type; some patients had >1 injury.