Effect of elevated serum alcohol level on the outcome of severely injured patients

Background The influence of high blood alcohol level (BAL) on the outcome of severely injured patients and the corresponding pathophysiological changes is a controversial issue. Objective To carry out a prognostic study to compare the physiological values and short-term outcome of severely injured p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2014-10, Vol.31 (10), p.813-817
Hauptverfasser:	Scheyerer, Max J, Dütschler, Joel, Billeter, Adrian, Zimmermann, Stefan M, Sprengel, Kai, Werner, Clement M L, Simmen, Hans-Peter, Wanner, Guido A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Alcohol use Biomarkers - analysis Blood Pressure - physiology Brain Injuries - blood Brain Injuries - epidemiology Ethanol - blood Female Glasgow Coma Scale Heart Rate - physiology Hospital Mortality Humans Incidence Injury Severity Score Laboratories Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Metabolism Middle Aged Mortality Multiple Trauma - blood Multiple Trauma - mortality Multiple Trauma - physiopathology Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Physiology Prognosis Retrospective Studies Studies Survival Rate Switzerland - epidemiology Trauma Trauma Centers - statistics & numerical data Traumatic brain injury Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Background The influence of high blood alcohol level (BAL) on the outcome of severely injured patients and the corresponding pathophysiological changes is a controversial issue. Objective To carry out a prognostic study to compare the physiological values and short-term outcome of severely injured patients depending on their serum alcohol level. Methods A total of 383 severely injured patients with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥17 were admitted to the trauma division between October 2008 and December 2009 and enrolled into this study. Patients were grouped according to their BAL (>0.5‰,‘BAL positive’ vs
ISSN:	1472-0205 1472-0213
DOI:	10.1136/emermed-2013-202804