Blunt ADrenal Gland injUrY (BAD GUY) Project

Type: retrospective observational multicenter trial. Population of interest: adult patients suffering from thoraco-abdominal trauma undergoing both non-operative and operative management. Hypothesis: Adrenal gland injury is a rare finding after blunt thoracoabdominal trauma. Short-term outcomes of blunt adrenal gland injury (BAGI) described in literature are contradictory. Reports on the outcomes related to this injury are variable and consider heterogeneous populations of trauma patients Aim: This study aims to explore the burden related to BAGI in an homogeneous population of patients sustaining blunt thoraco-abdominal trauma treated in different institution