Performance Assessment of Out-of-Hospital Use of Pelvic Circumferential Compression Devices for Severely Injured Patients in Switzerland: A Nationwide Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.
Lionel BaletFrançois-Xavier AgeronMathieu PasquierTobias Zinggnull The Swiss Trauma RegistryPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
Our results demonstrate a nationwide both over- and under-triage rate of 55% for out-of-hospital PCCD application. Female gender, younger age, lower blood pressure, higher shock index, pedestrian hit and fall >3 m are possible risk factors for unstable pelvic fracture, but it remains unclear if those parameters are relevant clinically to perform pre-hospital triage.
Keyphrases
- blood pressure
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- acute care
- cross sectional
- rectal cancer
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- heart rate
- hypertensive patients
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- blood glucose
- weight loss
- insulin resistance