BACKGROUND: The average life expectancy of Japanese individuals is the longest in the
world. The mortality rate from injury is increasing among older people. There have been no
detailed reports on the relationship between pre-existing medical conditions (PMCs) and
mortality from trauma among elderly people in Japan. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a
retrospective analysis using 20,257 cases recorded in the Japan Trauma Data Bank from
2004 to 2007. The subjects were 11,590 hospital inpatients (57.2%) 16 years of age or …

CiNii 博士論文 - Effect of pre-existing medical conditions on in-hospital mortality : analysis of
20,257 trauma patients in Japan … Effect of pre-existing medical conditions on in-hospital
mortality : analysis of 20,257 trauma patients in Japan 外傷患者の入院後死亡率に関わる基礎
疾患の影響 : 日本における20,257例の解析 … 外傷患者の入院後死亡率に関わる基礎疾患の
影響 : 日本における20,257例の解析 …