Recidivism at the puerto rico trauma hospital
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Recidivism at the puerto rico trauma hospital Adriana Suárez‑Cruz1 · Ediel O. Ramos‑Meléndez1 · Mariely Nieves‑Plaza1 · Lourdes Guerrios1 · Pablo Rodríguez‑Ortiz1 Received: 3 June 2020 / Accepted: 4 September 2020 © The Author(s) 2020
Abstract Purpose Although trauma represents a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, there is limited and heterogeneous evidence regarding trauma recidivism and its outcomes. This analysis determined the rate and independent risk factors of trauma recidivism and compared the first and second injury episode among recidivists. Methods An IRB-approved retrospective cohort study was performed with data from the Puerto Rico Trauma Hospital Registry. Bivariate analyses were done using Pearson’s Chi squared, Wilcoxon rank-sum, McNemar, Stuart-Maxwell or Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, as appropriate. Independent predictors for recidivism were determined through a logistic regression model. Statistical significance was set at p
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