| Autor: |
Thomas Brockamp, Andreas Böhmer, Rolf Lefering, Bertil Bouillon, Arasch Wafaisade, Manuel Mutschler, Paola Kappel, Matthias Fröhlich, Working Group of Injury Prevention of the German Trauma Society (DGU) |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Vol 29, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1757-7241 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s13049-021-00916-z |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Blood alcohol level (BAL) has previously been considered as a factor influencing the outcome of injured patients. Despite the well-known positive correlation between alcohol-influenced traffic participation and the risk of accidents, there is still no clear evidence of a positive correlation between blood alcohol levels and severity of injury. The aim of the study was to analyze data of the TraumaRegister DGU® (TR-DGU), to find out whether the blood alcohol level has an influence on the type and severity of injuries as well as on the outcome of multiple-trauma patients. Methods Datasets from 11,842 trauma patients of the TR-DGU from the years 2015 and 2016 were analyzed retrospectively and 6268 patients with a full dataset and an AIS ≥ 3 could be used for evaluation. Two groups were formed for data analysis. A control group with a BAL = 0 ‰ (BAL negative) was compared to an alcohol group with a BAL of ≥0.3‰ to 0‰ and |
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