Lactate dehydrogenase can be used for differential diagnosis to identify patients with severe polytrauma with or without chest injury-A retrospective study.

Background: Chest injury is an important factor regarding the prognosis of patients with polytrauma (PT), and the rapid diagnosis of chest injury is of utmost importance. Therefore, the current study focused on patients' physiology and laboratory findings to quickly identify PT patients with chest injury.

Method: Data on 64 PT patients treated at a trauma center level I between June 2020 and August 2021 were retrospectively collected.