Citation

de Aguiar Júnior W, Saleh CM, Whitaker IY. J. Trauma Nurs. 2016; 23(5): 275-283.

Affiliation

Emergency Department of the University Hospital, University of São Paulo (Mr Júnior), Central Institute, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo (Ms Saleh), and School of Nursing, Paulista School of Nursing (Dr Whitaker), São Paulo, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Society of Trauma Nurses)

DOI

10.1097/JTN.0000000000000233

PMID

27618375

Abstract

Complications in hospitalized trauma patients are major causes of morbidity and mortality. The aims of this study were to identify the in-hospital trauma patients' complications and identify the risk factors for complications in this population. A retrospective analysis was conducted in a sample from a Brazilian hospital. The sample consisted of 407 patients, 194 (47.66%) of whom had records of complications. The most common complications were infections (41.80%). The risk factors related to the complications were age, length of hospital stay, external causes, and injury severity. The complications were frequent in this sample, and the risk for complications was characterized by multiple factors.

Language: en