Retrospective analysis of 103 diaphragmatic injuries in patients operated in a trauma center.

Objective:: to analyze the factors associated with death in patients with diaphragmatic injury treated at a trauma reference hospital.

Methods:: we conducted a retrospective study of patients with diaphragm injury attended at the Risoleta Tolentino Neves Hospital of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, between January 2010 and December 2014. We used The Collector® database of trauma records (MD, USA).