Volume : 7, Issue : 4, April - 2018

Retrospective Study of Incidence of Polytrauma Cases and their Outcome in MGM Medical College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai.

Prashant J Wagh, Dr. Dattatray B. Bhusare

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Polytrauma is de􀃶ned as trauma involving injury to two or more physical regions or organ systems, resulting in</p> <div>physical, cognitive, psychological, or psychosocial impairment and functional disability. In the late 70s of the last</div> <div>century, the mortality rate due to polytrauma amounted to 40%. The goal of this study is to determine the incidence of hospital mortality in</div> <div>polytrauma patients.</div> <div>140 polytrauma patients who presented to the Emergency Department of MGM hospital were studied retrospectively wherein the mortality</div> <div>among 140 cases was found to be 26%.</div> <div>The mortality rate in polytrauma patients in our institute is considerable and comparable with the international literature. It was observed</div> <div>that the moratlity amoung elderly polytrauma patients was higher when compared to their younger counterparts.</div>