A second injury in the same body region is associated with lower mortality than a second injury in a different body region.

Author(s)
Moore, L. Lavoie, A. Le Sage, N. Liberman, M. & Bergeron, E.
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Abstract

Hypothesis: A second injury in the same body region is associated with lower mortality than a second injury in a different body region, independently of injury severity and body region. Methods: The population consisted of 15,200 patients with two or more injuries from level I trauma centers in Quebec. The mortality odds ratio of having a same-region second injury (SR) as opposed to a different-region second injury (DR) was assessed. Results: Patients with a SR had 43% lower odds of mortality when compared to patients with a DR. Conclusion: A second injury in the same body region is associated with lower mortality than a second injury in a different body region. (Author/publisher)

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20051611 d ST (In: ST 20051611 S)
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In: Proceedings of the 49th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine AAAM, Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, September 12-14, 2005, p. 53-61, 8 ref.

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