%0 Journal Article %T Risk factors for prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients with severe multiple injuries and blunt chest trauma: a single center retrospective case¨Ccontrol study %J Archive of "Acute Medicine & Surgery". %D 2018 %R 10.1002/ams2.331 %X Blunt chest trauma is common and is associated with morbidity and mortality in patients with multiple injuries, frequently requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. The aim of this study was to elucidate risk factors for prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) %K Blunt chest trauma %K flail chest %K mechanical ventilation %K rib fracture %K Thoracic Trauma Severity Score %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5891117/