Mortality after acute trauma: progressive decreasing rather than a trimodal distribution

Conclusions The trimodal time distribution of mortality remains a milestone in trauma education and research. Nevertheless, it must be questioned in the modern and very efficcient trauma systems, but still very actual for developing trauma care systems. In conclusion, the pattern of mortality due to major trauma seems decreasing continuously with time rather than presenting high peaks of frequency at some moments.
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research