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. 2022 Oct 29;9(11):1658.
doi: 10.3390/children9111658.

Factors Associated with an Increase in On-Site Time of Pediatric Trauma Patients in a Prehospital Setting: A Nationwide Observational Study in Japan

Shunichi Otaka  1   2 , Hiroyuki Ohbe  3 , Ryuhei Igeta  1   2 , Takuyo Chiba  1   2 , Shunya Ikeda  4 , Takashi Shiga  1   2
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Factors Associated with an Increase in On-Site Time of Pediatric Trauma Patients in a Prehospital Setting: A Nationwide Observational Study in Japan

Shunichi Otaka et al. Children (Basel). .

Abstract

The factors that prolong the on-site time in pediatric trauma cases in a prehospital setting are unknown. We investigated these factors using a national trauma registry in Japan. We identified pediatric trauma patients aged ≤18 years, from January 2004 to May 2019. We categorized cases into shorter (≤13 min) and longer (>13 min) prehospital on-site time groups. We performed multivariable logistic regression analysis with multiple imputations to assess the factors associated with longer prehospital on-site time. Overall, 14,535 patients qualified for inclusion. The median prehospital on-site time was 13 min. In the multivariable logistic regression analysis, the longer prehospital on-site time was associated with higher age; suicide (Odds ratio [OR] 1.27; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03−1.57); violence (OR 1.74; 95%CI 1.27−2.38); higher revised trauma score, abbreviated injury scale > 3 in the spine (OR 1.25; 95%CI 1.04−1.50), upper extremity (OR 1.26; 95%CI 1.11−1.44), and lower extremity (OR 1.25; 95%CI 1.14−1.37); immobilization (OR 1.16; 95%CI 1.06−1.27); and comorbid mental retardation (OR 1.56; 95%CI 1.11−2.18). In light of these factors, time in the field could be reduced by having more pediatric emergency physicians and orthopedic surgeons available.

Keywords: database; multiple imputation; on-site time; pediatric; prehospital; trauma.

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