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SynthesisChinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi2023

Risk of permanent medical impairment after road traffic crashes: A systematic review.

Mahla Babaie, Mohammadamin Joulani, Mohammad Hosein Ranjbar Hameghavandi, Mohammad Hossein Asgardoon, Marzieh Nojomi, Gerard M O'Reilly, Morteza Gholami, Zahra Ghodsi, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar

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Synthesis in Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Mahla BabaieSina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Universal Scientific Education and Research Network, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammadamin JoulaniStudent Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Hosein Ranjbar HameghavandiSina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Hossein AsgardoonSina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Iranian Student Society for Immunodeficiencies, Students' Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Marzieh NojomiPreventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Gerard M O'ReillySchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia.
Morteza GholamiMetabolic Disorders Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular -Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra GhodsiSina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Vafa Rahimi-MovagharSina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Universal Scientific Education and Research Network, Tehran, Iran; Department of Neurosurgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: v_rahimi@sina.tums.ac.ir.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRMonash University · AUUniversity of Tehran · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo systematically review the risk of permanent disability related to road traffic injuries (RTIs) and to determine the implications for future research regarding permanent impairment following road traffic crashes.

methodsWe conducted this systematic review according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis statement. An extended search of the literature was carried out in 4 major electronic databases for scientific research papers published from January 1980 to February 2020. Two teams include 2 reviewers each, screened independently the titles/abstracts, and after that, reviewed the full text of the included studies. The quality of the studies was assessed using the strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) checklist. A third reviewer was assessed any discrepancy and all data of included studies were extracted. Finally, the data were systematically analyzed, and the related data were interpreted.

resultsFive out of 16 studies were evaluated as high-quality according to the STROBE checklist. Fifteen studies ranked the initial injuries according to the abbreviated injury scale 2005. Five studies reported the total risk of permanent medical impairment following RTIs which varied from 2% to 23% for car occupants and 2.8% to 46% for cyclists. Seven studies reported the risk of permanent medical impairment of the different body regions. Eleven studies stated the most common body region to develop permanent impairment, of which 6 studies demonstrated that injuries of the cervical spine and neck were at the highest risk of becoming permanent injured.

conclusionThe finding of this review revealed the necessity of providing a globally validated method to evaluate permanent medical impairment following RTIs across the world. This would facilitate decision-making about traffic injuries and efficient management to reduce the financial and psychological burdens for individuals and communities.

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Persons with DisabilitiesWounds and InjuriesAbbreviated Injury ScaleAccidents, TrafficDatabases, FactualHumansObservational Studies as TopicAccidentsAutomobilesMorbidityMotor vehiclesTrafficWounds and injuries

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PMID36577609
PMCPMC10533538
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