Incidence, demographics and outcomes of patients with penetrating injury: a Japanese nationwide 10-year retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unintentional injury remains the leading cause of death among Japanese people younger than 35 years; however, data are limited on the evaluation of characteristics, long-term mortality trend and mortality risk of patients with penetrating injury in Japan. This prevents the development of effective strategies for trauma care in patients with penetrating injury.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study investigated 313 643 patients registered in the Japan Trauma Data Bank (JTDB) dataset between 1 January 2009 and 31 March 2018. The inclusion criteria comprised patients with penetrating injuries transferred from the injury site by emergency vehicles. Moreover, the patients registered in the JTDB dataset were included in this study regardless of age and sex. Outcomes m

SUBMITTER: Nagao T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10619048 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature