| Title: |
Initial Trauma Database in a University Hospital in Malaysia |
| Authors: |
Ariffin, Affirul Chairil; Hajhamad, Mohamed; Hayati, Firdaus; Azizan, Nornazirah; Zuhdi, Zamri; Azman, Azlanudin; Mohamad, Ikhwan Sani; Othman, Hairol; Jarmin, Razman; Lee, Jae Gil |
| Source: |
Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS); Vol. 13 No. 3 (2019): BORNEO JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES VOLUME 13, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2019; 19 ; 2710-7353 ; 1985-1758 ; 10.51200/bjms.v13i3 |
| Publisher Information: |
Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Sabah |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS): Journal Management System |
| Subject Terms: |
trauma; injuries; trauma severity index; data banks; registries |
| Description: |
Trauma is a major health problem in Malaysia. An understanding of the trauma epidemiology is important in developing a reliable trauma service. The aim of this study is to understand the pattern of trauma in our institution and to highlight the need for a dedicated trauma service. In this database, 142 cases were included. Majority were males (127, 89.4%). Most common injury types are motor vehicle accidents (87.3%) followed by falls (7.7%), and stabs (3.5%). Most Injury Severity Score (ISS) falls under moderate score with 38.7%. Mean Abbreviated Injury Score (AIS) was 3 with most involving the chest and 90% of the patients have injuries involving at least 2 regions. Average hospital length of stay (LOS) was 11.4 days ±11.5 SD; with most patients (71.8%) were discharged without permanent disability. The mortality rate was 9.2% with all having ISS>16. ISS found to be strongly related to longer hospital stay and worse outcome (0.59, p < 0.0001, 0.4, p < 0.0001). This data is equivalent to the compared registries from 4 different trauma centres. However, steps need to be taken to improve this database. In conclusion, this university hospital receives a reasonable load of trauma cases yearly which is equivalent with other trauma centres. The increasing trauma cases will benefit from an implementation of a dedicated trauma service.This trauma database needs more depth in its elements and better data handling to ensure a quality and complete registry. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/bjms/article/view/1175/1308; https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/bjms/article/view/1175 |
| DOI: |
10.51200/bjms.v13i3.1175 |
| Availability: |
https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/bjms/article/view/1175; https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v13i3.1175 |
| Rights: |
Copyright (c) 2019 Universiti Malaysia Sabah |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.2B3826D2 |
| Database: |
BASE |