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ArticleEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2024

Postinjury multiple organ failure in polytrauma: more frequent and potentially less deadly with less crystalloid.

Kate L King, David C Dewar, Gabrielle D Briggs, Mark Jones, Zsolt J Balogh

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Article in European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Older age and post-traumatic organ failure a TraumaRegister DGUEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026
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  2. Predicting multiple organ failure after major orthopedic interventions is possible using only conventional laboratory tests.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kate L KingDepartment of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital, HRMC, Locked Bag 1, Newcastle, NSW, 2310, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1936-9003
David C DewarDepartment of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital, HRMC, Locked Bag 1, Newcastle, NSW, 2310, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8252-4956
Gabrielle D BriggsDepartment of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital, HRMC, Locked Bag 1, Newcastle, NSW, 2310, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9117-4772
Mark JonesHunter Medical Research Institute, Locked Bag 1000, New Lambton, Newcastle, NSW, 2305, Australia.
Zsolt J BaloghDepartment of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital, HRMC, Locked Bag 1, Newcastle, NSW, 2310, Australia. Zsolt.Balogh@health.nsw.gov.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0277-4822
John Hunter Hospital · AUHunter Medical Research Institute · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecently, retrospective registry-based studies have reported the decreasing incidence and increasing mortality of postinjury multiple organ failure (MOF). We aimed to describe the current epidemiology of MOF following the introduction of haemostatic resuscitation.

methodsA 10-year prospective cohort study was undertaken at a Level-1 Trauma Centre-based ending in December 2015. Inclusion criteria age ≥ 16 years, Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 15, Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) Head < 3 and survived > 48 h. Demographics, physiological and shock resuscitation parameters were collected. The primary outcome was MOF defined by a Denver Score > 3. SECONDARY OUTCOMES: intensive care unit length of stay (ICU LOS), ventilation days and mortality.

resultsThree hundred and forty-seven patients met inclusion criteria (age 48 ± 20; ISS 30 ± 11, 248 (71%) were males and 23 (6.6%) patients died. The 74 (21%) MOF patients (maximum Denver Score: 5.5 ± 1.8; Duration; 5.6 ± 5.8 days) had higher ISS (32 ± 11 versus 29 ± 11) and were older (54 ± 19 versus 46 ± 20 years) than non-MOF patients. Mean daily Denver scores adjusted for age, sex, MOF and ISS did not change over time. Crystalloid usage decreased over the 10-year period (p value < 0.01) and PRBC increased (p value < 0.01). Baseline cumulative incidence of MOF at 28 days was 9% and competing risk analyses showed that incidence of MOF increased over time (subdistribution hazard ratio 1.14, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.23, p value < 0.01). Mortality risk showed no temporal change. ICU LOS increased over time (subdistribution hazard ratio 0.95, 95% CI 0.92 to 0.98, p value < 0.01). Ventilator days increased over time (subdistribution hazard ratio 0.94, 95% CI 0.9 to 0.97, p value < 0.01).

conclusionThe epidemiology of MOF continues to evolve. Our prospective cohort suggests an ageing population with increasing incidence of MOF, particularly in males, with little changes in injury or shock parameters, who are being resuscitated with less crystalloids, stay longer on ICU without improvement in survival.

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Multiple Organ FailureMultiple TraumaAdolescentAdultAgedCrystalloid SolutionsFemaleHumansInjury Severity ScoreMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesCrystalloid SolutionsMultiple organ failurePolytraumaResuscitationTraumaTrauma centreTraumatic shock

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