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Trauma Registry of the Pan-American Trauma Society: One year of experience in two hospitals in southwest Colombia.
Ordoñez, Carlos A; Morales, Mónica; Rojas-Mirquez, Johanna Carolina; Bonilla-Escobar, Francisco Javier; Badiel, Marisol; Miñán Arana, Fernando; González, Adolfo; Pino, Luis Fernando; Uribe-Gómez, Amadeus; Herrera, Mario Alain; Gutiérrez-Martínez, Maria Isabel; Puyana, Juan Carlos; Abutanos, Michael; Ivatury, Rao R.
Affiliation
  • Ordoñez CA; Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
  • Morales M; Hospital Universitario del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
  • Rojas-Mirquez JC; Hospital Universitario del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
  • Bonilla-Escobar FJ; Instituto CISALVA, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
  • Badiel M; Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
  • Miñán Arana F; Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
  • González A; Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
  • Pino LF; Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
  • Uribe-Gómez A; Fundación Valle de Lili, Cali, Colombia.
  • Herrera MA; Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
  • Gutiérrez-Martínez MI; Instituto CISALVA, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
  • Puyana JC; Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • Abutanos M; Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • Ivatury RR; Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Colomb Med (Cali) ; 47(3): 148-154, 2016 Sep 30.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27821894
BACKGROUND: Trauma information systems are needed to improve decision making and to identify potential areas of intervention. OBJECTIVE: To describe the first year of experience with a trauma registry in two referral centers in southwest Colombia. METHODS: The study was performed in two referral centers in Cali. Patients with traumatic injuries seen between January 1 and December 31, 2012, were included. The collected information included demographics, mechanism of trauma, injury severity score (ISS), and mortality. A descriptive analysis was carried out. RESULTS: A total of 17,431 patients were registered, of which 67.8% were male with an average age of 30 (±20) years. Workplace injuries were the cause of emergency consultations in 28.2% of cases, and falls were the most common mechanism of trauma (37.3%). Patients with an ISS ≥15 were mostly found in the 18-35-year age range (6.4%). Most patients who suffered a gunshot wound presented an ISS ≥15. A total of 2.5% of all patients died, whereas the mortality rate was 54% among patients with an ISS ≥15 and a gunshot wound. CONCLUSION: Once the trauma registry was successfully implemented in two institutions in Cali, the primary causes of admission were identified as falls and workplace injuries. The most severely compromised patients were in the population range between 18 and 35 years of age. The highest mortality was caused by gunshot wounds. INTRODUCCIÓN: Los sistemas de información en trauma son requeridos para mejorar la toma de decisiones e identificar potenciales áreas de intervención. OBJETIVO: Describir el primer año de experiencia del registro de trauma en dos centros de referencia de trauma del suroccidente Colombiano. MÉTODOS: Estudio realizado en dos centros de referencia de Cali. Se incluyeron pacientes con trauma o lesiones externas entre el 1-Ene y el 31-Dic-2012. Se recolectó información demográfica, relacionada con mecanismos de trauma, severidad (ISS) y mortalidad. Se presenta un análisis descriptivo. RESULTADOS: Se registraron 17,431 pacientes. El 67.8% de los pacientes eran de género masculino con edad promedio de 30 (±20) años. Las lesiones laborales fueron causa de consulta a urgencias en un 28.2%, y las caídas el mecanismo de trauma más frecuente (37.3%). Los pacientes con ISS ≥15 en su mayoría se encontraban en el rango de edad de 18-35 años (6.4%). El 28% de los pacientes que sufrieron lesión por arma de fuego presentaron un ISS ≥15. El 2.5% de los pacientes murieron y aquellos pacientes con ISS ≥15 y lesión por arma de fuego presentaron mortalidad del 54%. CONCLUSIÓN: una vez se logró implementar el registro de trauma en dos instituciones en Cali, se identificó que la principal causa de ingreso fue secundaria a caídas y las lesiones laborales. Los pacientes más severamente comprometidos están en el rango de población entre 18 a 35 años. La mayor mortalidad se presentó secundario a lesiones de causa externa por arma de fuego.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Wounds and Injuries / Registries Type of study: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Colombia Language: En Journal: Colomb Med (Cali) Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Country of publication: Colombia

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Wounds and Injuries / Registries Type of study: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Colombia Language: En Journal: Colomb Med (Cali) Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Country of publication: Colombia