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Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure Multiple Organ Failure Epidemiology

Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure : Multiple Organ Failure Epidemiology [The exact epidemiology of MOF is difficult to ascertain given the lack of a universal MOF score. While MOF incidence varies between studies, it is obvious that it presents a significant complication in trauma patients who survive their initial injuries with reports of incidence as high as 86%. Males and older individuals appear to develop MOF at higher rates, with the mechanism of injury also influencing MOF incidence. MOF is associated with an increased risk of mortality and other complications including infections. MOF confers a significant economic and ICU/hospital resource burden. While not unanimous, there appears to be a trend for MOF incidence to be increasing recently as the mortality has decreased with more patients surviving.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure Multiple Organ Failure Epidemiology

Part of the Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Book Series
Editors: Balogh, Zsolt J.; Coimbra, Raul; Di Saverio, Salomone; Kirkpatrick, Andrew W.; Coccolini, Federico
Black, Hannah
Postinjury Multiple Organ Failure — Mar 17, 2022
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
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978-3-030-92240-5
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33 –37
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-92241-2_3
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Abstract

[The exact epidemiology of MOF is difficult to ascertain given the lack of a universal MOF score. While MOF incidence varies between studies, it is obvious that it presents a significant complication in trauma patients who survive their initial injuries with reports of incidence as high as 86%. Males and older individuals appear to develop MOF at higher rates, with the mechanism of injury also influencing MOF incidence. MOF is associated with an increased risk of mortality and other complications including infections. MOF confers a significant economic and ICU/hospital resource burden. While not unanimous, there appears to be a trend for MOF incidence to be increasing recently as the mortality has decreased with more patients surviving.]

Published: Mar 17, 2022

Keywords: Incidence; Epidemiology; Demographics; Trauma; Outcomes; Changes over time

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