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Pelvic fractures in severely injured elderly: a double-adjustment propensity score matched analysis from a level I trauma center.

Shekhar GognaRifat LatifiDavid J SamsonJonathan Butler
Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2021)
At a Level I Trauma Center the additional burden of pelvic fractures in seriously injured elderly did not translate into higher mortality. PSM without covariate adjustment suggests worse rates among pelvic trauma patients for DVT and VAP but covariate adjustment removed statistical significance for both outcomes. Pelvic trauma patients had shorter time on ventilator and in the ICU. Whether similar analytic methods applied to patients from larger data sources would produce similar findings remains to be seen.
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