Penetrating trauma on the rise- nine-year trends of severe trauma in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sweden has an established trauma system involving national trauma criteria and the Swedish trauma registry (SweTrau), since over a decade. Meanwhile, the injury panorama has evolved, with an increase in gang-related violence in the Swedish community. In this study, we aimed to investigate long-term trends in mortality, management and trauma type in two major Swedish trauma centers over a nine-year period.

Methods

All trauma patients with a New Injury Score (NISS) > 15 or a Trauma Alert (TA) call during 2013-2021 were identified in the participating centers' SweTrau registries. Data were analysed regarding mortality, proportion of emergency interventions, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, mechanism of injury and type of trauma (penetrating or blunt). To assess tre

SUBMITTER: Holmberg L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11666756 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature