25-Year Experience With Polytraumatized Patients in a Level 1 Trauma Center

25-Year Experience With Polytraumatized Patients in a Level 1 Trauma Center.: Polytrauma Between 1995 and 2019: What Has Changed

In this study patients who were admitted to our hospital with critical injuries were enrolled retrospectively from January 1992 to December 2019. Patients with an ISS>16 points, an AIS >3 in one body region and at least 2 different body regions affected were included. Possible prognostic factors were evaluated.

Inclusion Criteria:

• ISS >16 points
• AIS >3 in one body region
• at least 2 body regions affected

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients younger than 18 years of age
• isolated traumatic brain injury
• minor injuries (AIS <3 or ISS <16 points)