A second injury in the same body region is associated with lower mortality than a second injury in a different body region.
OBJECTIVE
A second injury in the same body region is associated with lower mortality than a second injury in a different body region, independently of injury severity and body region.


METHODS
The population consisted of 15,200 patients with two or more injuries from level I trauma centers in Quebec. The mortality odds ratio of having a same-region second injury (SR) as opposed to a different-region second injury (DR) was assessed.


RESULTS
Patients with a SR had 43% lower odds of mortality when compared to patients with a DR.


CONCLUSIONS
A second injury in the same body region is associated with lower mortality than a second injury in a different body region.
Moore
Lynne
L
Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire de Québec (Enfant-Jésus Hospital), Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
Lavoie
André
A
Le Sage
Natalie
N
Liberman
Moishe
M
Bergeron
Eric
E
D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality*