Mortality after acute trauma: Progressive decreasing rather than a trimodal distribution

Objective: To characterize the pattern of mortality for major trauma patients. Methods: Retrospective study of major trauma patients admitted in a Level I trauma center, during the latest 5 years was conducted. Selection criteria included (1) injury severity score (ISS) > 16 and (2) in-hospital d...

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Main Authors: Ionut Negoi, Sorin Paun, Sorin Hostiuc, Bogdan Stoica, Ioan Tanase, Ruxandra Irina Negoi, Gabriel Constantinescu, Mircea Beuran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618915000311