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Main types of injuries sustained in the overall and critical patients populations at Gregorio Marañón University General Hospital |
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| Injuries |
Overall population (n = 243) |
Critically ill patients (n = 27) |
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| Tympanic perforation: |
99 (41%) |
18 (67%) |
| Unilateral |
27 (11%) |
1 |
| Bilateral |
72 (29%) |
17 |
| Chest: |
97 (40%) |
24 (89%) |
| Rib fractures |
18 (7%) |
7 (26%) |
| BLI |
17 (7%) |
17 (63%) |
| Pneumothorax |
11 (4%) |
10 (37%) |
| Haemothorax |
6 (2%) |
6 (25%) |
| Shrapnel wounds (soft tissues): |
89 (36%) |
23 (85%) |
| Head–neck |
53 (21%) |
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| Trunk |
11 (4%) |
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| Extremities |
25 (10%) |
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| Fractures |
44 (18%) |
15 (55%) |
| Long bones |
18 (7%) |
9 (33%) |
| Maxillofacial |
16 (6%) |
8 (29%) |
| Metatarsal |
8 (3%) |
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| Spine |
5 (2%) |
5 (18%) |
| Burns: |
45 (18%) |
16 (59%) |
| First degree |
16 (6%) |
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| Second degree |
29 (12%) |
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| Eyes |
41 (16%) |
4 (15%) |
| Head trauma: |
29 (12%) |
14 (52%) |
| Fractured skull base |
5 |
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| Brain contusions |
4 |
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| Subdural hematoma |
4 |
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| Other |
12 |
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| Abdominal: |
12 (5%) |
10 (37%) |
| Liver |
5 |
4 |
| Spleen |
4 |
4 |
| Bowel |
3 |
3 |
| Kidney |
3 |
2 |
| Amputations: |
13 (5%) |
9 (33%) |
| Ear |
11 |
8 (29%) |
| Finger |
1 |
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| Left lower limb |
1 |
1 |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder |
22 (9%) |
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Values are expressed as n or as n (%). BLI, blast lung injury. | ||
de Ceballos et al. Critical Care 2005 9:104 doi:10.1186/cc2995 |
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