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Comparison of Epidemiology of the Injuries and Outcomes in Two First-Level Trauma Centers in Colombia Using the Pan-American Trauma Registry System

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Abstract

Introduction

The aim of this study was to compare the epidemiology of traumatic injuries and mortality outcomes between two tertiary-care trauma centers in Colombia using data from Pan-American Trauma Registry (PATR).

Methods

January 1–December 31, 2012, data from the Hospital Universitario del Valle (HUV, public) and Fundacion Valle del Lili (FVL, private) in Cali, Colombia, were considered. Differences in demographic and clinical information were compared using descriptive statistics. Propensity score matching was used to match patients on age, gender, and ISS. Within matched cohorts, multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess for differences in in-hospital mortality, further adjusting for insurance type, employment, heart rate, presence of hypotension (SBP < 90), and GCS score.

Results

HUV (8539; 78% male) and FVL (10,456; 60% male) had a combined total of 18,995 trauma cases in 2012 with comparable mean ages of 29.7 years. There were significant differences in insurance status, injury severity, and mechanism of injury between patients at HUV and FLV. On risk-adjusted logistic regression analyses with propensity score matched cohorts, the odds of death in HUV was higher compared to patients presenting at FVL hospital (OR [95% CI]:4.93 [3.37–7.21], p < 0.001).

Conclusion

The study established the utility of the PATR and revealed important trends in patient demographics, injury epidemiology, and mortality outcomes, which can be used to target trauma initiatives throughout the region. It underscores the profound importance that differences in case mix play in the risk of trauma-related mortality, further emphasizing the need to monitor and evaluate unique aspects of trauma in LMIC.

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III.

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  1. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Anu Ramachandran

  2. Department of Surgery, Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

    Anju Ranjit, Juan P. Herrera-Escobar, Jessica R. Appelson & Adil H. Haider

  3. Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Cheryl K. Zogg

  4. Department of Surgery from Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Hospital Universitario del Valle, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

    Luis F. Pino & Carlos A. Ordonez

  5. Division of Acute Care Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Trauma Center, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA

    Michel B. Aboutanous

  6. Department of Surgery From Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia

    Carlos A. Ordonez

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Ramachandran, A., Ranjit, A., Zogg, C.K. et al. Comparison of Epidemiology of the Injuries and Outcomes in Two First-Level Trauma Centers in Colombia Using the Pan-American Trauma Registry System. World J Surg 41, 2224–2230 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-017-4013-8

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