2016
Validation of international trauma scoring systems in urban trauma centres in India
Roy N, Gerdin M, Schneider E, Veetil D, Khajanchi M, Kumar V, Saha M, Dharap S, Gupta A, Tomson G, von Schreeb J. Validation of international trauma scoring systems in urban trauma centres in India. Injury 2016, 47: 2459-2464. PMID: 27667119, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury Severity ScoreTrauma Injury Severity ScoreKampala Trauma ScoreTrauma patientsCasualty departmentPhysiological scoreTrauma centerSeverity scoreProspective multi-centre observational cohort studyMulti-center observational cohort studyInjury Severity Scale scoreAdult trauma patientsObservational cohort studySeverity Scale scoreUrban trauma centerHistory of injuryIncome country settingsMiddle-income country settingsHospital mortalityLate mortalityUrban Indian settingAdult patientsCohort studyInpatient mortalityPhysiologic score
2008
Preinjury Statin Use is Associated With Improved In-Hospital Survival in Elderly Trauma Patients
Efron D, Sorock G, Haut E, Chang D, Schneider E, MacKenzie E, Cornwell E, Jurkovich G. Preinjury Statin Use is Associated With Improved In-Hospital Survival in Elderly Trauma Patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 64: 66-74. PMID: 18188101, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31815b842a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreinjury statin useElderly trauma patientsStatin useElderly patientsHospital mortalityTrauma patientsRetrospective observational cohort studyNew Injury Severity ScoreCerebral midline shiftIn-Hospital SurvivalMultivariable adjusted oddsBeta-blocker useObservational cohort studySignificant survival benefitGlutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitorsInjury Severity ScoreGlasgow Coma ScaleTime of injurySevere traumatic injurySample of patientsTrauma center treatmentCardiovascular comorbiditiesHospital deathStatin therapyCohort study