Long term morbidity in patients suffering a sternal fracture following discharge from the A and E department
| Autor: | R. Sebewufu, M. de Oliveira, T.B. Hassan, D.N. Quinton, D.B.L. Finlay |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Male Chest Pain Sternum medicine.medical_specialty Sternal fracture Time Factors Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Chest pain Vehicle accident Fractures Bone Postal questionnaire Patient Education as Topic medicine Humans In patient Aged General Environmental Science Aged 80 and over Response rate (survey) Analgesics Rehabilitation business.industry Long term morbidity Accidents Traffic Age Factors Middle Aged Prognosis medicine.disease Physical therapy General Earth and Planetary Sciences Female Morbidity medicine.symptom Emergency Service Hospital business |
| Zdroj: | Injury. 29:609-612 |
| ISSN: | 0020-1383 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0020-1383(98)00145-4 |
| Popis: | Objective: to describe the duration of symptoms and long term outcome in patients who were discharged home from the A and E department having sustained an isolated fracture of the sternum. Design: postal questionnaire. Outcome measures: patients were asked specific questions regarding advice and analgesia given on discharge, length of time off work, if appropriate, and length of time of symptoms related to the injury. Results: a response rate of 55% was achieved. The majority of patients had been involved in a motor vehicle accident. Chest pain was the predominant persisting symptom lasting for a mean period of 10.9 weeks. Duration of symptoms was significantly prolonged in patients over the age of 50 (p |
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