Mortality in adolescent girls vs boys following traumatic shock: an analysis of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry |
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| Authors: | Haider Adil H Efron David T Haut Elliott R Chang David C Paidas Charles N Cornwell Edward E |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Blalock 688, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. ahaider1@jhmi.edu |
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| Abstract: | HYPOTHESIS: Female sex imparts a survival benefit after traumatic injury in children. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: Review of patients (aged 0-17 years) included in the National Pediatric Trauma Registry between April 1994 and September 2001. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the effect of sex on mortality, adjusting for age, severity of injury (New Injury Severity Score and Pediatric Trauma Score), severity of head or extremity injury, injury mechanism, intent, and comorbidities. Subset analysis focused on severely injured children (New Injury Severity Score >or= 16) with shock (systolic blood pressure
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