The pulmonary contusion score: Development of a simple scoring system for blunt lung injury

Background: Pulmonary contusions (PC) are common after blunt chest trauma and can be identified with computed tomography (CT). Complex scoring systems for grading PC exist, however recent scoring systems rely on computer-generated algorithms that are not readily available at all hospitals. We develo...

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Published in:	Surgery in Practice and Science
Main Authors:	Lisa J. Toelle, Allison G. McNickle, Declan Feery, Salman Mohammed, Paul J. Chestovich, Kavita Batra, Douglas R. Fraser
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Blunt trauma Pulmonary contusions Scoring system
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666262024000147