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Magnitude of chest trauma mortality and associated factors among adult patients admitted at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North West Ethiopia, 2019

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Abstract Objective Globally, Chest trauma is one of the major contributors of morbidity and mortality among trauma patients. There are different studies conducted in Ethiopia about the prevalence of chest injury and overall trauma mortality but not mortality related to chest trauma. Therefore this study aimed to assess the magnitude of chest trauma mortality and associated factors among adult patients admitted at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North West Ethiopia, 2019. Results out of a total of 400 chest trauma patients about 7.2%( 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.8, 10.0) of them were died. Being aged [Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 3.52(1.46, 8.48)], having associated injury [AOR = 4.23(1.49, 12.01)], late presentation [AOR = 2.93(1.22, 7.04)] and having complications [AOR = 4.43(1.9, 10.3)] were significantly significant with chest trauma mortality.

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Taye, A., Mersha, L., Kindie, W. (2022). Magnitude of chest trauma mortality and associated factors among adult patients admitted at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North West Ethiopia, 2019. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1930712/v1

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Addisu Taye Lielt Mersha Wetetnesh Kindie

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