Background: Aboriginal Canadians are considered to be at increased risk of major trauma.
However, population-based studies characterizing the distribution, determinants and …

Background:Although severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is a devastating condition with
tremendous public health implications, the epidemiology of this disease has not previously …

Background For decades, trauma registries have been the primary source of data for resource
allocation, quality improvement efforts and hypothesis-generating research in trauma care…

BACKGROUND: The cause of major trauma has not been well defined using population-based
methodologies. METHODS: We performed a population-based surveillance of major …

Background Severe trauma arising from electrocution is uncommon, and we wished to
study the incidence, risk factors and outcome to identify potential areas of prevention. We …

Results: Of 1797 victims of acute trauma identified (median ISS 20; interquartile range [IQR]
16–25), 71 (4%) had 77 episodes of BSI, for an overall rate of 2.9 per 1000 hospital days. …

Purpose Alcohol intoxication is an important factor in motor vehicle crash (MVC) related
morbidity and mortality. Despite greater societal attention, medical admission after MVC results …

Objective A retrospective study conducted at our institution suggested that a same-day
discharge pathway after percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (PEVAR) is safe. This …

Objective The objective of this study was to describe complications after percutaneous
endovascular aneurysm repair (PEVAR) and to evaluate a pathway developed for identifying …

VALIDITY OF THE ALBERTA TRAUMA REGISTRY : Journal of Trauma and Acute Care
Surgery VALIDITY OF THE ALBERTA TRAUMA REGISTRY : Journal of Trauma and Acute …