Table 6 PNI prevalence in trauma patients
source | region | period | trauma patients | trauma patients with PNI | PNI prevalence | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noble [4] | Canada | 1986–1996 | 5777 | 162 | 2,8% | |
Tandon 2007 | India | 2004–2005 | 500 | 3 | 0,6% | entirely pediatric trauma patients |
Taylor [5] | USA | 1998 | 220,593 | not available | 1,6% | solely upper and lower limb trauma patients |
Saadat [6] | Iran | 1999–2004 | 16,753 | 219 | 1,3% | |
Castillo-Galvan 2014 | Mexico | 2008–2012 | 11,998 | 134 | 1,1% | |
Huckhagel [9] | Central Europe | 2002–2015 | 60,422 | 1058 | 1,8% | only lower extremity trauma patients |
this study | Central Europe | 2002–2015 | 49,382 | 1608 | 3,3% | only upper extremity trauma patients |