The definition of polytrauma revisited

2014396 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Hans‐Christoph Pape · Goethe University Frankfurt

Rolf Lefering · CBS International Business School

Nerida E. Butcher · CBS International Business School

Andrew Peitzman · CBS International Business School

Luke P. H. Leenen · CBS International Business School

İngo Marzi · CBS International Business School

Philip Lichte

Abstract

Based on several consensus meetings and a database analysis, the expert panel proposes the following parameters for a definition of "polytrauma": significant injuries of three or more points in two or more different anatomic AIS regions in conjunction with one or more additional variables from the five physiologic parameters. Further validation of this proposal should occur, favorably by mutivariate analyses of these parameters in a separate data set.

Topics & Keywords

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Abdominal Trauma and Injuries

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care

Volume 77, Issue 5, pp. 780-786

DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000453

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