To compare the early management and mortality of older patients
sustaining major orthopaedic trauma with that of a younger population
with similar injuries. The Trauma Audit Research Network database was reviewed to identify
eligible patients admitted between April 2012 and June 2015. Distribution
and severity of injury, interventions, comorbidity, critical care
episodes and mortality were recorded. The population was divided
into young (64 years or younger) and older (65 years and older) patients.Aims
Patients and Methods
It has been suggested that the transition phases of implementing daylight saving time (DST) may impact on serious or fatal injuries sustained as the result of road traffic collision (RTC). The aim of this study is to explore the effects of transitions into and out of daylight saving time on the incidence of such injuries. This is a retrospective comparative observational study of 11-year of data submitted prospectively to the Trauma Audit Research Network (TARN) between 1996 and 2006. Data for 4 weeks before and after time transition in spring and autumn of each year was collected. The time periods selected reflect those hours with maximum light level changes due to time alterations (2-hour around sunrise and 4-hour around sunset). Travellers outside those hours are unlikely to be affected by the changes.Introduction
Method
To determine the relative contributions of bilateral versus unilateral femoral shaft fracture plus injuries in other body regions to mortality after injury. A retrospective analysis of the prospectively recorded Trauma Registry data (TARN) from 1989 to 2003.Background
Study design
The aim of this study was to investigate the differences between open vs closed femoral fractures with regard to the epidemiology, classification and outcome. Data collected prospectively from MTOS and TARN-UK. Between 2001 and 2005, 67,665 trauma patients found and 8,591 were identified having sustained femoral shaft fractures. Demographics, pre and in-hospital data were recorded. The AIS and ISS were calculated. Outcomes and mortality rates were recorded. Four groups of patients were identified namely isolated/open (IO), polytrauma/open (PO), isolated /closed (IC), polytrauma/closed (PC). ANOVA analysis was contacted to determine the effect of fracture classification and severity of trauma to mortality using SPSS 11.0 software.Introduction
Patients & methods
