Relationship Between Prehospital Time and 24-h Mortality in Road Traffic-Injured Patients in Laos.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Road traffic injury has long been regarded as a "time-dependent disease." However, shortening the prehospital time might not improve the outcome in developing countries given the current quality of in-hospital care. We aimed to examine the relationship between the prehospital time and 24-h mortality among road traffic victims in Laos.

Methods

A prospective observational study was conducted using the trauma registry data on traffic-injured patients who were transported by ambulance to a trauma center in the capital city of Laos from May 2018 to April 2019. The analysis focused on patients with non-mild conditions, whose outcomes could be affected by the prehospital time. To examine the relationship between a prehospital time of <60 min and 24-h mortality, a general

SUBMITTER: Suzuki T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8885552 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature