ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2017
Long-term outcome in 324 polytrauma patients: what factors are associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and depressive disorder symptoms?
Article in European journal of medical research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04074382 (Functional Outcomes In Trauma Study - A Combined Retrospective and Prospective Cohort Study to Investigate Functional Outcomes Following Major Trauma.), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Functional Outcomes In Trauma Study - A Combined Retrospective and Prospective Cohort Study to Investigate Functional Outcomes Following Major Trauma.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patient-reported outcome measures within European cohorts of severely injured patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Pooled it
- Parameters influencing health-related quality of life after severe trauma: a systematic review (part II).European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Pooled it
- Health-related quality of life after severe trauma and available PROMS: an updated review (part I).European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Pooled it
- Comparison of long-term patient-reported outcome and quality of life 10 years after severe trauma versus polytrauma.PloS one · 2026Article
- Comparing Fixation Techniques in Metacarpal Fractures: Intramedullary Screw Versus Open Reduction Internal Fixation With Plate and Screw Construct.The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons · 2025Article
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- Development of a nomogram for individualized prediction of acute gastrointestinal injury in polytrauma patients.BMC research notes · 2024Article
- Long-term analysis of chronic pain associated with lower extremity injuries.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Post-traumatic growth in polytraumatized patients after 20+ years: a long-term follow-up study of 337 patients treated at a level 1 trauma center.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
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- Survivors of avalanche accidents: posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and quality of life: a multicentre study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2021Observational
- Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study 10 Years on (POIS-10): An Observational Cohort Study.Methods and protocols · 2021Article
- Neutrophil heterogeneity and its role in infectious complications after severe trauma.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2019Review
- From trauma to chronicity: Understanding the incidence and early immune changes of chronic complications in polytrauma patients.Science progressObservational
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical impairment is well-known to last for many years after a severe injury, and there is a high impact on the quality of the survivor's life. The purpose of this study was to examine if this is also true for psychological impairment with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder or depression after polytrauma.
designRetrospective cohort outcome study.
settingLevel I trauma centre. POPULATION: 637 polytrauma trauma patients who were treated at our Level I trauma centre between 1973 and 1990. Minimum follow-up was 10 years after the injury.
methodsPatients were asked to fill in a questionnaire, including parts of the Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale, the Impact of Event Scale-Revised and the German Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, to evaluate mental health. Clinical outcome was assessed before by standardised scores.
resultsThree hundred and twenty-four questionnaires were evaluated. One hundred and forty-nine (45.9%) patients presented with symptoms of mental impairment. Quality of life was significantly higher in the mentally healthy group, while the impaired group achieved a lower rehabilitation status.
conclusionsMental impairment can be found in multiple trauma victims, even after 10 years or more. Treating physicians should not only focus on early physical rehabilitation but also focus on early mental rehabilitation to prevent long-term problems in both physical and mental disability.
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