Impact of gender on post- traumatic intensive care and outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several reports indicate gender disparities in health care provision. There is a well-documented male patient dominance in intensive care unit (ICU) admittance. It is not established if this difference reflects medical needs or is influenced by other factors. The aim of the current study was to investigate if patient gender influences the pattern of ICU admittance in a cohort of trauma patients.

Methods

Data from patients admitted to an urban trauma centre over a 10-year interval were linked to regional and national health registries to obtain data on demographics, co-comorbidities, trauma-related variables, ICU-admittance patterns and mortality. The association between gender and ICU-admission were explored using logistic regression analysis. The association betw

SUBMITTER: Larsson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6929423 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature