The long-term outcomes and health-related quality of life of patients following blunt thoracic injury: a narrative literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Major Trauma remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Blunt Thoracic Injury (BTI) accounts for > 15% of United Kingdom (UK) trauma admissions and is consistently associated with respiratory related complications that include pneumonia and respiratory failure. Despite this, it is unclear in current clinical practice how BTI impacts on the recovering trauma patients after discharge from hospital. This study aimed to investigate the state of knowledge on the impact of BTI on the long-term outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Methods

Data were sourced from Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, CINAHL and Science Direct using a pre-defined systematic search strategy. A subsequent hand search of key references was used to identify potentially m

SUBMITTER: Baker E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6098638 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature