Open AccessA new quantitative assessment method for predicting pneumonia caused by chest wall injury
Author(s) -
Yasuyuki Kawai,
Hironobu Konishi,
Keita Miyazaki,
Yohei Kogeichi,
Keisuke Takano,
Akinori Okuda,
Naoki Maegawa,
Yasuyuki Urisono,
Hidetada Fukushima
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.25
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 2163-0763
pISSN - 2163-0755
DOI - 10.1097/ta.0000000000003314
Subject(s) - pneumonia , medicine , quantitative assessment , radiology , risk analysis (engineering)
The severity of rib fractures has been previously evaluated by combining categorical data, but these methods have only low predictive capability for respiratory complications and mortality. This study aimed to establish a more accurate method for predicting the development of pneumonia, a frequent complication in chest injuries, using anatomical relationships.