Global changes in mortality rates in polytrauma patients admitted to the ICU—a systematic review

Global changes in mortality rates in polytrauma patients admitted to the ICU—a systematic review

Abstract Background Many factors of trauma care have changed in the last decades. This review investigated the effect of these changes on global all-cause and cause-specific mortality in polytrauma patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Moreover, changes in trauma mechanism over time an...

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Main Authors: Johanna M. M. van Breugel, Menco J. S. Niemeyer, Roderick M. Houwert, Rolf H. H. Groenwold, Luke P. H. Leenen, Karlijn J. P. van Wessem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Subjects:
Trauma care
Polytrauma patients
Intensive care unit
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13017-020-00330-3

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