Research Findings from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Update Understanding of Information Technology (Long-term survival after major trauma: a retrospective nationwide cohort study from the National Health Insurance Research Database): Information Technology

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2023 SEP 27 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Information Technology Business Daily -- Fresh data on information technology are presented in a new report. According to news originating from the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “Most trauma-related studies are focused on short-term survival and complications within the index admission, and the long-term outcomes beyond discharge are mainly unknown. The purpose of this study was to analyze the data from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) and to assess the long-term survival of major trauma patients after being discharged from the index admission.”

The news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital: “This retrospective, observational study included all patients with major trauma (injury severity score 16) in Taiwan from 2003 to 2007, and a 10-year follow-up was conducted on this cohort. Patients aged 18-70 who survived the index admission were enrolled. Patients who survived less than one year after discharge (short survival, SS) and those who survived for more than one year (long survival, LS) were compared. Variables, including preexisting factors, injury types, and short-term outcomes and complications, were analyzed, and the 10-year Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was conducted. In our study, 9896 patients were included, with 2736 in the SS group and 7160 in the LS group. Age, sex, comorbidities, low income, cardiopulmonary resuscitation event, prolonged mechanical ventilation, prolonged ICU length of stay (LOS), and prolonged hospital LOS were identified as the independent risk factors of SS. The 10-year cumulative survival for major trauma patients was 63.71%, and the most mortality (27.64%) occurred within the first year after discharge.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “27.64% of patients would die one year after being discharged from major trauma. Major trauma patients who survived the index admission still had significantly worse long-term survival than the general population, but the curve flattened and resembled the general population after one year.”

For more information on this research see: Long-term survival after major trauma: a retrospective nationwide cohort study from the National Health Insurance Research Database. International Journal of Surgery, 2023. The publisher for International Journal of Surgery is Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health).

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1097/js9.0000000000000697.

Our news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Yu-Tung A. Huang, Center for Big Data Analytics and Statistics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan City. Additional authors for this research include Ling-Wei Kuo, Yu-Hsin Wang, Chia-Cheng Wang, Chih-Po Hsu, Yu-San Tee, Szu-An Chen, Chien-An Liao.