Mortality Patterns in Patients with Multiple Trauma: A Systematic Review of Autopsy Studies.

<h4>Purpose</h4>A high percentage (50%-60%) of trauma patients die due to their injuries prior to arrival at the hospital. Studies on preclinical mortality including post-mortem examinations are rare. In this review, we summarized the literature focusing on clinical and preclinical morta...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Roman Pfeifer, Michel Teuben, Hagen Andruszkow, Bilal M Barkatali, Hans-Christoph Pape
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148844