Age, Traumatic Brain Injury and Injury Severity as Independent Risk Factors for In-Hospital Mortality in Polytrauma Patients.

Medical University of Vienna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Traumatic Brain Injury; Polytrauma

Treatments: Other: retrospective analysis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04335838

1816/2016

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study patients who were admitted to our hospital with critical injuries were enrolled retrospectively from January 2012 to December 2015. Patients with an ISS>16 points, an AIS >3 in one body region and at least 2 different body regions affected were included. Possible prognostic factors were evaluated.

Enrollment: 400 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ISS >16 points
• AIS >3 in one body region
• at least 2 body regions affected

Exclusion criteria

• patients younger than 18 years of age
• isolated traumatic brain injury
• minor injuries (AIS <3 or ISS <16 points)

Trial design

400 participants in 1 patient group

Polytrauma Patients

Description:

Patients with an ISS \>16 points, an AIS \>3 in one body region and at least 2 different body regions affected were included.

Treatment:

Other: retrospective analysis