Epidemiology of trauma in an acute care hospital in Singapore
Identifieur interne : 002013 ( Pmc/Corpus ); précédent : 002012; suivant : 002014Epidemiology of trauma in an acute care hospital in Singapore
Auteurs : Lim Woan Wui ; Goh E. Shaun ; Ganesh Ramalingam ; Kenneth Mak Seek WaiSource :
- Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock [ 0974-2700 ] ; 2014.
Abstract
Trauma injury is the leading cause of mortality and hospitalization worldwide and the leading cause of potential years of productive life lost. Patients with multiple injuries are prevalent, increasing the complexity of trauma care and treatment. Better understanding of the nature of trauma risk and outcome could lead to more effective prevention and treatment strategies.
A retrospective review of 1178 trauma patients with Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥ 9, who were admitted to the Acute and Emergency Care of an acute care hospital between January 2011 and December 2012. The statistical analysis included calculation of percentages and proportions and application of test of significance using Pearson's chi-square test or Fisher's exact test where appropriate.
Over the study period, 1178 patients were evaluated, 815 (69.2%) males and 363 (30.8%) females. The mean age of patients was 52.08 ± 21.83 (range 5-100) years. Falls (604; 51.3%) and road traffic accidents (465; 39.5%) were the two most common mechanisms of injury. Based on the three most common mechanisms of injury, i.e. fall on the same level, fall from height, and road traffic accident, the head region (484; 45.40%) was the most commonly injured in the body, followed by lower limbs (377; 35.37%) and thorax (299; 28.05%).
Fall was the leading cause of injury among the elderly population with road traffic injuries being the leading cause among the younger group. There is a need to address the issues of injury control and prevention in these areas.
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.136860
PubMed: 25114427
PubMed Central: 4126117
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