@article{ref1,
title="Trauma recidivists: surprisingly better outcomes than initially injured trauma patients",
journal="American journal of surgery",
year="2014",
author="Dixon, Shanteria D. and Como, John J. and Banerjee, Aman and Claridge, Jeffrey A.",
volume="207",
number="3",
pages="427-31; discussion 431",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in hospital outcomes between trauma recidivists (RCID) and nonrecidivists (NRCID). METHODS: Outcomes of RCID and NRCID were compared. A recidivist was defined as a patient with a history of hospital evaluation for injury within the prior 5 years. Patients with good functional status had a Glasgow Outcome Score of 4 to 5. RESULTS: Of the 2,127 patients admitted, 466 (22%) were RCID. NRCID were more likely to have Injury Severity Score >25 (12% vs 8.6%; P = .04) than RCID. Eighty-eight percent of RCID were discharged with a good functional status compared with 83% of RCID (P = .02). NRCID were more likely to be admitted to a critical care unit (43% vs 36%; P = .01), but there was no significant difference in hospital mortality. CONCLUSION: RCID were less severely injured and had better hospital outcomes than NRCID.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9610",
doi="10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.09.019",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.09.019"
}