Risk Scores for Predicting Mortality in Flail Chest
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Risk Score for Predicting Mortality in Flail Chest.
BACKGROUND Flail chest injuries are associated with high mortality and morbidity. Despite evidence that operative repair of flail chest is beneficial, it is rarely done. We sought to create a simple risk score using available preoperative covariates to calculate individual risk of mortality in flail chest. METHODS A logistic regression model was trained on Ontario Trauma Registry data to gene...
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