Evaluating the definition of severely injured patients: a Japanese nationwide 5-year retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The definition of severely injured patients lacks universal consensus based on quantitative measures. The most widely used definition of severe injury is based on the Injury Severity Score (ISS), which is calculated using the Abbreviated Injury Scale in Japan. This study aimed to compare the prevalence, in-hospital mortality and OR for mortality in patients with ISS ≥16, ISS ≥18 and ISS ≥26 by age groups.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Japan Trauma Data Bank, which is a nationwide trauma registry with data from 280 hospitals.

Participants

We used data of 117 199 injured patients from a national database. We included injured patients who were transferred from the scene of injury by ambulance and/or physician.

Primary and secondary outco

SUBMITTER: Toida C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9950884 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature