RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 One thousand consecutive in-hospital deaths following severe injury: Has the etiology of traumatic inpatient death changed in Canada?
JF Canadian Journal of Surgery
JO CAN J SURG
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 150
OP 152
DO 10.1503/cjs.014116
VO 61
IS 3
A1 Derek J. Roberts
A1 Christina Harzan
A1 Andrew W. Kirkpatrick
A1 Elijah Dixon
A1 Sean C. Grondin
A1 Paul B. McBeth
A1 Gilaad G. Kaplan
A1 Chad G. Ball
YR 2018
UL http://canjsurg.ca/content/61/3/150.abstract
AB A wide range of factors have traditionally led to early in-hospital death following severe injury. The primary goal of this commentary was to evaluate the causes of early posttraumatic inpatient deaths over an extended period. Although early posttraumatic in-hospital death remains multifactorial, severe traumatic brain injuries are the dominant cause and have increased in proportion over time. Other traditional causes of death have also decreased owing to improved clinical care.