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dc.contributor.authorKaradayi, Sule
dc.contributor.authorNadir, Aydin
dc.contributor.authorSahin, Ekber
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Burcin
dc.contributor.authorArslan, Sulhattin
dc.contributor.authorKaptanoglu, Melih
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-27T12:10:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-28T10:06:27Z
dc.date.available2019-07-27T12:10:23Z
dc.date.available2019-07-28T10:06:27Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.issn1807-5932
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322011000300015
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/9672
dc.descriptionWOS: 000290351300015en_US
dc.descriptionPubMed ID: 21552671en_US
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: Rib fractures are the most common type of injury associated with trauma to the thorax. In this study, we investigated whether morbidity and mortality rates increased in correlation with the number of fractured ribs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data from 214 patients with rib fractures who applied or were referred to our clinic between January 2007 and December 2008 were retrospectively evaluated. The patients were allocated into three groups according to the number of fractures: 1) patients with an isolated rib fracture (RF1) (n = 50, 23.4%), 2) patients with two rib fractures (RF2) (n = 53, 24.8%), and 3) patients with more than two rib fractures (RF3) (n = 111, 51.9%). The patients were evaluated and compared according to the number of rib fractures, mean age, associated chest injuries (hemothorax, pneumothorax, and/or pulmonary contusion), and co-existing injuries to other systems. FINDINGS: The mean age of the patients was 51.5 years. The distribution of associated chest injuries was 30% in group RF1, 24.6% in group RF2, and 75.6% in group RF3 (p < 0.05). Co-existing injuries to other systems were 24% in group RF1, 23.2% in group RF2, and 52.6% in group RF3 (p < 0.05). Two patients (4%) in group RF1, 2 patients (3.8%) in group RF2, and 5 patients (4.5%) in group RF3 (total n = 9; 4.2%) died. CONCLUSION: Patients with any number of rib fractures should be carefully screened for co-existing injuries in other body systems and hospitalized to receive proper treatment.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherHOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULOen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1590/S1807-59322011000300015en_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectRib fracturesen_US
dc.subjectchest traumaen_US
dc.subjectpneumothoraxen_US
dc.subjecthemothoraxen_US
dc.subjectblunt traumaen_US
dc.titleAn analysis of 214 cases of rib fracturesen_US
dc.typearticleen_US
dc.relation.journalCLINICSen_US
dc.contributor.department[Karadayi, Sule] Cumhuriyet Univ, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, Sivas, Turkey -- [Nadir, Aydin -- Sahin, Ekber -- Celik, Burcin -- Kaptanoglu, Melih] Cumhuriyet Univ, Sch Med, Dept Thorac Surg, Sivas, Turkey -- [Arslan, Sulhattin] Cumhuriyet Univ, Sch Med, Dept Thorac Dis, Sivas, Turkeyen_US
dc.identifier.volume66en_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.endpage451en_US
dc.identifier.startpage449en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US


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