Grouping of body areas affected in traffic accidents. A cohort study [documento electrónico] / Carlos Oliver Valderrama Molina, ; Nelson Darío Giraldo Ramírez, ; Alfredo Constain Franco, ; Jaime Andrés Puerta Gómez, ; Fabián Alberto Jaimes Barragán,  . - 2018.
Obra : Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma

Idioma : Inglés (eng)

Palabras clave :	Clustering  traffic accident  body trauma
Resumen :	Background: Traffic accidents are considered a public health problem and, according to the World Health Organization, currently is the eighth cause of death in the world. Specifically, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists contribute half of the fatalities. Adequate clinical management in accordance with aggregation patterns of the body areas involved, as well as the characteristics of the accident, will help to reduce mortality and disability in this population. Methods: Secondary data analysis of a cohort of patients involved in traffic accidents and admitted to the emergency room (ER) of a high complexity hospital in Medellín, Colombia. They were over 15 years of age, had two or more injuries in different areas of the body and had a hospital stay of more than 24 h after admission. A cluster analysis was performed, using Ward's method and the linfinity similarity measure, to obtain clusters of body areas most commonly affected depending on the type of vehicle and the type of victim. Results: Among 2445 patients with traffic accidents, 34% (n = 836) were admitted into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the overall hospital mortality rate was 8% (n = 201). More than 50% of the patients were motorcycle riders but mortality was higher in pedestrian-car accidents (16%, n = 34). The clusters show efficient performance to separate the population depending on the severity of their injuries. Pedestrians had the highest mortality after having accidents with cars and they also had the highest number of body parts clustered, mainly on head and abdomen areas. Conclusions: Exploring the cluster patterns of injuries and body areas affected in traffic accidents allow to establish anatomical groups defined by the type of accident and the type of vehicle. This classification system will accelerate and prioritize ER-care for these population groups, helping to provide better health care services and to rationalize available resources.
Mención de responsabilidad :	Alba Luz León, Johana Ascuntar-Tello, Carlos Oliver Valderrama-Molina, Nelson Darío Giraldo, Alfredo Constaín, Andrés Puerta, Camilo Restrepo, Fabián Jaimes
Referencia :	J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2018 Mar;9(Suppl 1):S49-S55.
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) :	10.1016/j.jcot.2017.11.012
PMID :	29628699
En línea :	https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0976-5662(17)30441-1
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