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Thoracoabdominal injuries in the elderly: 25 years of experience.
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Mortality was highest among the elderly with penetrating chest trauma. Mortality was high because of cardiac and great vessel injuries in group 2, whereas multiple rib fractures and brain injuries were the higher cause of mortality in group-1 patients. Infectious complications were low among the survivors.
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Mortality was highest among the elderly with penetrating chest trauma. Mortality was high because of cardiac and great vessel injuries in group 2, whereas multiple rib fractures and brain injuries were the higher cause of mortality in group-1 patients. Infectious complications were low among the survivors.
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MedicineBluntSurgeryBlunt traumaPenetrating traumaMortality rateChest injuryComplication
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