Penetrating injuries in Germany – epidemiology, management and outcome an analysis based on the TraumaRegister DGU®

Penetrating injuries in Germany – epidemiology, management and outcome an analysis based on the TraumaRegister DGU®

Abstract Background The management of penetrating wounds is a rare challenge for trauma surgeons in Germany and Central Europe as a result of the low incidence of this type of trauma. In Germany, penetrating injuries are reported to occur in 4–5 % of the severely injured patients who are enrolled in...

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Main Authors: D Bieler, E Kollig, L Hackenberg, JH Rathjen, R Lefering, A Franke, the Committee on Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care and Trauma Management(Sektion NIS) of the German Trauma Society (DGU)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
gunshvot wound
stab wound
TraumaRegister DGU®
penetrating injuries
Germany
epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00895-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00895-1

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