TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Risk of permanent medical impairment after road traffic crashes: a systematic review
JO  - Chinese journal of traumatology
A1  - Babaie, Mahla
A1  - Joulani, Mohammadamin
A1  - Ranjbar Hameghavandi, Mohammad Hosein
A1  - Asgardoon, Mohammad Hossein
A1  - Nojomi, Marzieh
A1  - O'Reilly, Gerard M.
A1  - Gholami, Morteza
A1  - Ghodsi, Zahra
A1  - Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - PURPOSE: To systematically review the risk of permanent disability related to road traffic injuries (RTIs) and to determine the implications for future research regarding permanent impairment following road traffic crashes. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted this systematic review according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis statement. An extended search of the literature was carried out in 4 major electronic databases for scientific research papers published from January 1980 to February 2020. Two teams include 2 reviewers each, screened independently the titles/abstracts, and after that, reviewed the full text of the included studies. The quality of the studies was assessed using the strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) checklist. A third reviewer was assessed any discrepancy and all data of included studies were extracted. Finally, the data were systematically analyzed and the related data were interpreted. <br><br>RESULTS: Five out of 16 studies were evaluated as high-quality according to the STROBE checklist. Fifteen studies ranked the initial injuries according to the abbreviated injury scale 2005. Five studies reported the total risk of permanent medical impairment following RTIs which varied from 2% to 23% for car occupants and 2.8%-46% for cyclists. Seven studies reported the risk of permanent medical impairment of the different body regions. Eleven studies stated the most common body region to develop permanent impairment, of which 6 studies demonstrated that injuries of the cervical spine and neck were at the highest risk of becoming permanent injured. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The finding of this review revealed the necessity of providing a globally validated method to evaluate permanent medical impairment following RTIs across the world. This would facilitate decision-making about traffic injuries and efficient management to reduce the financial and psychological burdens for individuals and communities.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1008-1275
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjtee.2022.11.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -