@article{ref1,
title="Trends in potentially preventable trauma deaths between 2005-2006 and 2012-2013",
journal="American journal of surgery",
year="2018",
author="Koh, Ezra Y. and Oyeniyi, Blessing T. and Fox, Erin E. and Scerbo, Michelle and Tomasek, Jeffrey S. and Wade, Charles E. and Holcomb, John B.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Most studies of trauma deaths include non-preventable deaths, potentially limiting successful intervention efforts. In this study we aimed to compare the potentially preventable trauma deaths between 2 time periods at our institution. <br><br>METHODS: Trauma patients who died in our hospital in 2005-2006 or 2012-2013 were included, non-preventable deaths were excluded from analysis. The Mann-Whitney and chi square test were used to compare variables between both time periods. <br><br>RESULTS: 80% of deaths were non-preventable. Between the study time periods there was a decrease in potentially preventable deaths, from 29% to 12%, p < 0.001. Head injury deaths significantly decreased (40.6%-24.6%, p = 0.03), while hemorrhage deaths were stable during both time periods (47.6%-43.1%, p = 0.55). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Potentially preventable trauma deaths decreased during the study period. Hemorrhage remains constant as the leading cause of potentially preventable deaths. Continued research to improve survival from hemorrhage is warranted.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9610",
doi="10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.12.022",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.12.022"
}