Search for: [Abstract = "The aim of study was to exact epidemiological analysis of injuries in Cracow region. Also the influences of parameters like age, sex, severity of injury described by the Numbered Scale of Injury \(LSO\) and body region of injury on the economical impact of injuries were equaled. After the analysis the DGR \(Diagnostic Group of Risk\) distribution was created. It gives possibility to equal an individual groups between each others. Study group consists of 3435 trauma patients treated in the 2nd Chair of Surgery, Medical College of Jagiellonian University between 1999\-2002 and 179 patients, who died in the place of accident \(this group I possessed from data taken from Chair of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Jagiellonian University\). Patients were divided into 32 groups named DGR’s – diagnostic risk group. This division was based on injuries severity described by Numbered Scale of Injuries, body region of injury \(head, chest, abdomen, pelvis, spine, upper and lover extremity and multiple organs injury\), age and sex \(two ages groups – productive age – men below 65 years old and women below 60 years old – and postproductive age\). In each group I assessed an amount of injuries, severity, morbidity and mortality, mechanism of injury and additional factors attendant injury. For each patient the direct costs of trauma \(result of real cost of treatment and hospitalization\) and indirect"]

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