Why do some trauma patients die while others survive? A matched-pair analysis based on data from Trauma Register DGU®

Purpose: The mortality rate for severely injured patients with the injury severity score (ISS) ≥16 has decreased in Germany. There is robust evidence that mortality is influenced not only by the acute trauma itself but also by physical health, age and sex. The aim of this study was to identify other...

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Main Authors: Dan Bieler, Thomas Paffrath, Annelie Schmidt, Maximilian Völlmecke, Rolf Lefering, Martin Kulla, Erwin Kollig, Axel Franke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Traumatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127520301152