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ArticlePloS one2024

LeAf Trauma- an intersectoral prospective multicenter study assessing quality of life and return to work after majortrauma-study protocol.

Katharina Fetz, Gina Grimaldi, Dan Bieler, Anne Neubert, Carina Jaekel, Christine Hoefer, Elisabeth Schwojer, Stefanie Bartha, Jean-Jacques Glaesener, Lars Becker and 3 more

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The challenges and opportunities of major trauma care in Germany - results of multidisciplinary expert interviews of the LeAf trauma study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Katharina FetzInstitute for Research in Operative Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Cologne, Germany.
Gina GrimaldiDepartment of Trauma Surgery, Otto-Von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9384-2673
Dan BielerDepartment for Trauma Surgery and Orthopaedics, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Burn Medicine, Germany Armed Forces Central Hospital Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0708-1259
Anne NeubertDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6323-3747
Carina JaekelDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2188-3861
Christine HoeferAUC-Academy for Trauma Surgery, Munich, Germany.
Elisabeth SchwojerAUC-Academy for Trauma Surgery, Munich, Germany.
Stefanie BarthaAUC-Academy for Trauma Surgery, Munich, Germany.
Jean-Jacques GlaesenerAUC-Academy for Trauma Surgery, Munich, Germany.
Lars BeckerDepartment of Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Lisa WienhoeferDepartment of Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8661-4190
Rolf LeferingInstitute for Research in Operative Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Cologne, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0141-1747
LeAf-Trauma Study Group

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With increasing survival rates, the functional outcome and quality of life of trauma patients are gaining more importance. Survivors suffer from chronic pain, psychosomatic disorders, and unemployment as well as increased post-traumatic morbidity, which can lead to an impaired quality of life. So far, the TraumaRegister DGU® records patient data during in-hospital treatment. In this study severely injured patients after major trauma are assessed when discharged from hospital, as well as 6, 12 and 18 months after trauma. The aim is to document cross-sector patient pathways and to identify and quantify the factors influencing the health-related quality of life (hrQoL) and the return to work (RTW), using patient-reported experience measures (PREM) and patient reported outcome measures (PROM). Patients are recruited in certified trauma centers of the German Society for Trauma Surgery (DGU). This study protocol describes the methodology of the prospective multicentre study of LeAf Trauma. Translation of the results will be implemented by using the network structures of the German Society for Trauma Surgery (DGU) for the treatment of patients with major trauma.

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Quality of LifeReturn to WorkAdultFemaleGermanyHumansMalePatient Reported Outcome MeasuresProspective StudiesTrauma CentersWounds and Injuries

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PMCPMC11560036

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