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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
<ref name="pmid20817498">{{cite journal |vauthors=Boersma WG, Stigt JA, Smit HJ |title=Treatment of haemothorax |journal=Respir Med |volume=104 |issue=11 |pages=1583–7 |date=November 2010 |pmid=20817498 |doi=10.1016/j.rmed.2010.08.006 |url=}}</ref> | * Chest injuries occur in approximately 60% of all polytrauma cases and haemothorax is most frequently caused by chest trauma.<ref name="pmid20817498">{{cite journal |vauthors=Boersma WG, Stigt JA, Smit HJ |title=Treatment of haemothorax |journal=Respir Med |volume=104 |issue=11 |pages=1583–7 |date=November 2010 |pmid=20817498 |doi=10.1016/j.rmed.2010.08.006 |url=}}</ref> | ||
* The occurrence of haemothorax related to trauma in the United States is estimated to be 300,000 cases annually.<ref name="pmid20817498">{{cite journal |vauthors=Boersma WG, Stigt JA, Smit HJ |title=Treatment of haemothorax |journal=Respir Med |volume=104 |issue=11 |pages=1583–7 |date=November 2010 |pmid=20817498 |doi=10.1016/j.rmed.2010.08.006 |url=}}</ref> | |||
* The occurrence of haemothorax related to trauma in the United States is estimated to be 300,000 cases annually. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The exact incidence of haemothorax is not clear. Chest injuries occur in approximately 60% of all polytrauma cases and haemothorax is most frequently caused by chest trauma. The occurrence of haemothorax related to trauma in the United States is estimated to be 300,000 cases annually.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
- Chest injuries occur in approximately 60% of all polytrauma cases and haemothorax is most frequently caused by chest trauma.[1]
- The occurrence of haemothorax related to trauma in the United States is estimated to be 300,000 cases annually.[1]