Epidemiological profile of chest trauma and predictive factors for length of hospital stay in a hospital in Southern Brazil.

Introduction: Thoracic trauma is one of the most common types, corresponding to 10% of the traumas admitted in emergency services.

Objective: To analyse epidemiologic aspects of patients diagnosed with chest trauma in a hospital at the south of Brazil and its predictive factor for prolonged length of stay.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort involving patients who were victims of chest trauma.