title: [Long-term follow-up of polytrauma].
abstract: While there are numerous scoring systems for assessment of the immediate period after multiple trauma, hardly any studies exist on the long-term sequels of these serious injuries. We interviewed and examined 104 patients who had sustained such an injury 1-6 years previously (median 4.3 years). Our study revealed that the long-term outcome cannot be correlated with the ratings in a typical polytrauma scoring system. Therefore, we suggest a new scoring system that allows assessment of long-term results by taking into account accident-related limitations in three essential areas of everyday life: school/profession; basic abilities; leisure time/hobby/sports.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Paar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kasperk
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Langzeitverlauf nach Polytrauma.