Alcohol and trauma: the influence of blood alcohol levels on the severity of injuries and outcome of trauma patients - a retrospective analysis of 6268 patients of the TraumaRegister DGU®

Alcohol and trauma: the influence of blood alcohol levels on the severity of injuries and outcome of trauma patients - a retrospective analysis of 6268 patients of the TraumaRegister DGU®

Abstract Background Blood alcohol level (BAL) has previously been considered as a factor influencing the outcome of injured patients. Despite the well-known positive correlation between alcohol-influenced traffic participation and the risk of accidents, there is still no clear evidence of a positive...

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Main Authors: Thomas Brockamp, Andreas Böhmer, Rolf Lefering, Bertil Bouillon, Arasch Wafaisade, Manuel Mutschler, Paola Kappel, Matthias Fröhlich, Working Group of Injury Prevention of the German Trauma Society (DGU)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Blood alcohol
Traumatic brain injury
Outcome
Youth
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00916-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00916-z

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