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Citation |
Dixon SD, Como JJ, Banerjee A, Claridge JA. Am. J. Surg. 2014; 207(3): 427-31; discussion 431. |
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Affiliation |
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing) |
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24439159 |
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Abstract |
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in hospital outcomes between trauma recidivists (RCID) and nonrecidivists (NRCID). METHODS: Outcomes of RCID and NRCID were compared. A recidivist was defined as a patient with a history of hospital evaluation for injury within the prior 5 years. Patients with good functional status had a Glasgow Outcome Score of 4 to 5. RESULTS: Of the 2,127 patients admitted, 466 (22%) were RCID. NRCID were more likely to have Injury Severity Score >25 (12% vs 8.6%; P = .04) than RCID. Eighty-eight percent of RCID were discharged with a good functional status compared with 83% of RCID (P = .02). NRCID were more likely to be admitted to a critical care unit (43% vs 36%; P = .01), but there was no significant difference in hospital mortality. CONCLUSION: RCID were less severely injured and had better hospital outcomes than NRCID. Language: en |