Incidence and outcomes of major trauma in New Zealand: findings from a feasibility study of New Zealand’s first national trauma registry
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Czuba, K. J., Kersten, P., Anstiss, D., Kayes, N. M., Gabbe. B. J., Civil, I., Kool, B., Terry, G., Smith, G. A., Rohan, M. and Siegert, R. J. 2019. Incidence and outcomes of major trauma in New Zealand: findings from a feasibility study of New Zealand’s first national trauma registry. The New Zealand Medical Journal. 132 (1494), pp. 26-40.
Authors | Czuba, K. J., Kersten, P., Anstiss, D., Kayes, N. M., Gabbe. B. J., Civil, I., Kool, B., Terry, G., Smith, G. A., Rohan, M. and Siegert, R. J. |
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Abstract | Aims: The aim of the study was to pilot the feasibility of long-term outcomes data collection from adult major trauma survivors in New Zealand. This initial paper aims to characterise the New Zealand major trauma population in terms of long-term disability and functional outcomes after major trauma. Methods: A prospective cohort study of adults who had survived major trauma was conducted between June 2015 and December 2016 at two major trauma centres in Auckland. Results: Of 256 trauma referrals, 112 (44%) were confirmed eligible and consented. One hundred completed the survey at six months and 83 at 12 months. A majority of the study sample were male (72%), under 65 years (84%), with a disproportionally higher number of Māori in the sample (23%). At six months post-injury, the majority of participants were categorised as experiencing either moderate disability (37%) or good recovery (42%). Half of the participants experienced moderate pain at both 6 and 12 months post-injury (50% and 52% respectively), and problems with their usual activities at six months post-injury (51%). Conclusions: Most study participants made a good recovery, but there was still a large group of people experiencing disability, pain and not in paid employment at 12 months post-injury. |
Keywords | Trauma survivors; New Zealand |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | The New Zealand Medical Journal |
Journal citation | 132 (1494), pp. 26-40 |
Publisher | New Zealand Medical Association |
ISSN | 0028-8446 |
1175-8716 | |
Official URL | https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2019/vol-132-no-1494-3-may-2019/7867 |
Related URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31048822/ |
Publication dates | |
03 May 2019 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 14 Apr 2022 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved |
Output status | Published |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/90y25/-incidence-and-outcomes-of-major-trauma-in-new-zealand-findings-from-a-feasibility-study-of-new-zealand-s-first-national-trauma-registry
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