Infectious Complications of Noncombat Trauma Patients Provided Care at a Military Trauma Center

Abstract

Infectious complications are reported frequently in combat trauma patients treated at military hospitals. Infections in 1466 noncombat related trauma patients treated at a military trauma center were retrospectively reviewed from 1/2003 to 5/2007 using registry data. Burns, penetrating, and blunt trauma accounted for 17%, 19%, and 64%, respectively; the median age was 38 and 22 % were female. Pulmonary infections were present in 4.2 % of patients, 2.4 % had cellulitis and wound infections, 2.2 % urinary infections, and 0.7 % sepsis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA630340

Entities

People

  • Clinton K. Murray
  • Duane R. Hospenthal
  • Evan M. Renz
  • Heather C. Yun
  • John A. Jones
  • Jone B. Holcomb
  • Lorne H Blackbourne
  • Steven Wolf

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burns
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Combat Injuries
  • Databases
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Infection
  • Infection Control
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Risk Factors
  • Therapy
  • Wound Infections
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.