Epidemiology of high-energy trauma in Chile: An ecological analysis using public registries

Título traducido de la contribución: Epidemiología del trauma de alta energía en Chile: análisis ecológico con registros públicos

Maximiliano Barahona, Anselmo Alegría, Camila Amstein, Marcela Cárcamo, Macarena Barahona

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High-energy trauma is defined as severe organic injuries resulting from events that generate a large amount of kinetic, electrical, or thermal energy. It represents a significant public health concern, accounting for 10% of global mortality. This article aims to describe the epidemiology of high-energy trauma in Chile. Specifically, it seeks to compare the mortality rate per 100 000 inhabitants among member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO), provide a descriptive analysis of notifications under the Explicit Health Guarantees (GES) for the health issue of polytraumatized patients, and analyze the trend in the mortality rate due to external causes in Chile. This study employs an ecological design using three open-access databases. First, the WHO database on deaths from traffic accidents in 2019 was used. Then, the GES database was consulted for the "Polytraumatized" issue between 2018 and 2022. Finally, the Chilean Department of Health Statistics database on causes of death between 1997 and 2020 was utilized. In 2019, Chile ranked in the middle regarding the mortality rate per 100 000 inhabitants due to traffic accidents. GES notifications for polytrauma predominantly involved men aged 20 to 40 years and those affiliated with the public health system, highlighting a primary focus for prevention efforts. Mortality from accidents showed a decreasing trend, with significant structural changes identified in 2000 and 2007.

Título traducido de la contribuciónEpidemiología del trauma de alta energía en Chile: análisis ecológico con registros públicos
Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)e2929
PublicaciónMedwave
Volumen24
N.º7
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 21 ago. 2024

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