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Accession Number:

AD1195577

Title:

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Combat-Relevant Prolonged Trauma Care: A Prospective Multicenter Prehospital Study in South Africa

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2022-10-01

Abstract:

The overall objective of this study is to conduct an epidemiologic prehospital trauma study in an austere, combat-relevant, foreign environment that innovatively addresses many of the military's current scientific needs, and overcomes limitations experienced by prior US-based prehospital trauma studies. Our primary hypothesis is that a sigmoidal relationship will exist between prehospital time and 7-day mortality. The inflexion point will represent a critical window of time for the patient to reach a trauma facility, after which 7-day mortality rates will accelerate from low to high. This inflexion point will be at 2-hours for non-compressible, and 4-hours for compressible, injuries. Our secondary hypothesis is that there will be non-linear associations between time (from injury to reaching trauma center) with postinjury morbidity endpoints.

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179

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16.97MB

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Approved For Public Release

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