Background Many factors of trauma care have changed in the last decades. This review
investigated the effect of these changes on global all-cause and cause-specific mortality in …

Background Trauma leads to a complex inflammatory cascade that induces both immune
activation and a refractory immune state in parallel. Although both components are deemed …

Purpose Traumatic sternal fractures are rare injuries. The most common mechanism of injury
is direct blunt trauma to the anterior chest wall. Most (> 95%) sternal fractures are treated …

Background The epidemiology of traumatic deaths was periodically described during the
development of the American trauma system between 1977 and 1995. Recognizing the impact …

Introduction Trauma systems were developed to improve the care for the injured. The
designation and elements comprising these systems vary across countries. In this study, we have …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability. Epidemiology seems
to be changing. TBIs are increasingly caused by falls amongst elderly, whilst we see less …

Results: One hundred fifty-seven patients were included. Median age was 45 (26–61) years,
118 males (75%), ISS was 29 (22–37), 151 (96%) patients had blunt injuries. Thirty-one …

Nowadays, more trauma patients develop chronic critical illness (CCI), a state characterized
by prolonged intensive care. Some of these CCI patients have disproportional difficulties to …

Objectives: The amount of tissue damage and the amplitude of the immune response after
trauma are related to the development of infectious complications later on. Changes in the …

Background The incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has decreased in
the last decade by improvement in trauma and critical care. However, it still remains a major …