| Should pregnancy be a sole criterion for trauma code activation: a review of the trauma registry. | |
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PMID: 20226916 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Trauma complicates 5% to 7% of all pregnancies and the majority are noncatastrophic events. METHODS: All pregnant patients in the trauma registry from April 2004 to December 2008 were reviewed retrospectively for trauma code activation criteria: pregnancy as sole criterion versus anatomic/physiologic criteria. The incidence of emergent cesarean sections also was assessed. RESULTS: There were a total of 85 Level 2 Trauma activations. Fifty-seven of the 85 activations were for pregnancy only. There were 2 cesarean sections in the pregnancy-alone group and 5 cesarean sections in the anatomic/physiologic group. A Fisher exact test was used to compare the groups. The pregnancy-alone group had a significantly lower number of cesarean sections with a P value of .0364. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with pregnancy as the sole criterion for Level 2 activations had minor injuries and a lower incidence of cesarean sections. |
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Authors:
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Rachel Aufforth; Elango Edhayan; Dominique Dempah |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of surgery Volume: 199 ISSN: 1879-1883 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Surg. Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-15 Completed Date: 2010-04-22 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370473 Medline TA: Am J Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 387-9; discussion 389-90 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Surgery, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, 22151 Moross Rd., Detroit, MI 48236-2172, USA. |
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Female Humans Injury Severity Score Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / classification*, diagnosis Registries* Retrospective Studies Triage Wounds and Injuries / classification*, diagnosis Young Adult |
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