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Table 2 Outcomes – Type I missed injury rates

From: The effect of tertiary surveys on missed injuries in trauma: a systematic review

 

PRE TTS implementation

POST TTS implementation

Missed injuries

Study population (N)

Missed injury rate (%)

Patients with Missed injuries (N)

Study population (N)

Missed injury rate (%)

Enderson, 1990

 

N/A

2.0

37

399

9.27

Vles, 2003

   

49

3,879

1.26

Hoff, 2004

   

42

432

9.72

Soundappan, 2004

   

12

76

15.8

Howard, 2006

   

12

90

13.3

Okello, 2007

   

78

403

19.4

Janjua, 2008

   

134

206

65.0

Ursic, 2009

35

981

3.57

62

1,006

6.16

Huynh, 2010

   

80

5,143

1.56

Overall

35

981

3.57

506

11,634

4.35

  1. Injuries missed at initial assessment, detected by TTS.
  2. TTS Tertiary Survey, N/A not avaible – a similar population size is assumed (N=399).