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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Original research

Sex-based differences in outcomes after severe injury: an analysis of blunt trauma patients in China

Authors: Ziqiang Zhu, Xiaoping Shang, Peiyi Qi, Shengli Ma

Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Experimental research suggests that females have a higher survival rate after trauma, although this claim is controversial. This study sought to determine the role of sex on mortality among trauma patients in China.

Methods

The study enrolled 1789 trauma patients who visited the Emergency Intensive Care Unit of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University during 2015 and 2016. A retrospective data analysis was performed to determine sex-based differences after blunt trauma. Patients were stratified by age and injury severity (using the Injury Severity Score). Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the association between sex and post-injury complications and mortality.

Results

Female trauma patients experienced a significantly lower risk of mortality than males (odds ratio, 0.931; 95% confidence interval, 0.883–0.982). This survival advantage of females was particularly notable in the ‘younger than 45 years’ age group. Sex-based differences were also found in the occurrence of life-threatening complications after trauma.

Conclusion

This study demonstrated that females are more likely to survival after severe blunt trauma and also have less inpatient complications than men, suggesting an important role for sex hormones after severe traumatic injury.
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Metadata
Title
Sex-based differences in outcomes after severe injury: an analysis of blunt trauma patients in China
Authors
Ziqiang Zhu
Xiaoping Shang
Peiyi Qi
Shengli Ma
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-017-0389-6

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