Abstract:
Abstract
Introduction: Traumatic chest injury is being responsible for 10%-15% of all trauma-related
hospital admissions and 25%-50% of trauma-related deaths across the world. Several predictors
have been described for mortality following chest trauma. However, limited studies were available
in Ethiopia.
Objective: To assess the mortality rate and factors associated with death in traumatic chest injury
patients who were admitted at University of Gondar Specialized Hospital between Ju1y1, 2016 to
June 30, 2020 G.C
Method: A retrospective cross-sectional study was done from Ju1y1, 2016 to June 30, 2020 at
University of Gondar Specialized Hospital. Data was collected from patients’ chart. The collected
data were entered into Epi-info version 7 and transferred to SPSS version 20.0 for processing and
analysis. Multivariable logistic regression was used to show factors associated mortality. P- Value
<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Result: A total of 419 patients were included. The mean age was 36.17±15.6 years. 76.6% of
victims were male. The majority of patients (55.8%) sustained blunt injuries. Violence (52.5%)
was the leading cause of injuries. Hemopneumothorax (27.7.0%), hemothorax (22.9%) rib
fractures (17.2%% were the most common type of chest injuries. Associated extra-thoracic injuries
were noted in 70.4% of patients. The majority of patients (64.7%) of patients were treated
successfully with chest tube. Thirty-five point three had complications of which pneumonia
(13.8%) and Atelectasis (12.6%) were common.
