Open AccessRole of gender in the survival outcome of acute phase of major trauma: A nationwide, population-based study
Author(s) -
Rong-Shou Lee,
Wan-Ting Lin,
Dorji Harnod,
Hsin-Chin Shih,
Mei Jy Jeng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000399
Subject(s) - medicine , propensity score matching , incidence (geometry) , injury severity score , population , cohort , hazard ratio , demography , emergency medicine , injury prevention , poison control , confidence interval , physics , sociology , optics , environmental health
Animal models of trauma have shown that females have better posttraumatic survival; however, results of previous studies on the influence of gender on major trauma patients have been controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the association between gender and survival in major trauma patients.