Epidemiology of Fatal Trauma in Italy in 2002 Using Population-Based Registries

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery : Official Publication of the European Trauma Society
Osvaldo ChiaraFranco Taggi

Abstract

Population-based registries have been proposed for epidemiologic studies and quality assessment in trauma care because they consider the entire population of a given geographic area. Trauma mortality in pre-hospital and in-hospital settings and death time from injury have been calculated for Italy during 2002 by cross-analyzing two national databases: the death certificates register (DCD) and the hospital discharge register (HDR). All diagnosis codes from 800.0 to 939.9 and from 950.0 to 959.9 in both the DCD and the HDR, with the exclusion of femur fractures (820.0 and 821.9) if older than 65, have been included. The total number of people who died during 2002 as a consequence of trauma in Italy was 15,456; of these, 43.5% were older than age 64, and 35.9% belonged to the 15-44 age group. The overall incidence rate of trauma death was 27.23 per 100,000 inhabitants/ year, with a relative risk to men vs. women of 2.3. An analysis of the time distribution of the trauma deaths showed that 46.8% were pre-hospital mortalities, 18% of the deaths occurred within 48 h after hospital admission (acute mortality), 11.2% of the deaths occurred between three and seven days after admission (early mortality), and 24.0% of the patients died mo...Continue Reading

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Aug 14, 2013·World Journal of Emergency Surgery : WJES·Osvaldo ChiaraStefania Cimbanassi
Mar 12, 2020·World Journal of Emergency Surgery : WJES·Stefano S GranieriOsvaldo O Chiara
Oct 16, 2021·European Journal of Medical Research·Matteo RenzulliRita Golfieri

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