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Identifying injury clusters in polytrauma patients improves acute care planning. Thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and spine injuries frequently occur together, guiding emergency treatment priorities for young adults.

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  • Emergency Medicine
  • Injury Epidemiology

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  • Polytrauma significantly contributes to mortality in young adults.
  • Effective strategical operational planning is crucial for acute polytrauma management.
  • Understanding interlinked anatomical injury regions can optimize patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify clusters of interlinked anatomical regions in polytrauma patients.
  • To improve strategical operational planning in the acute management of severe injuries.
  • To analyze the predictive value of combined injuries for patient outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study of 2219 polytrauma patients (Injury Severity Score ≥ 16, age ≥ 16).
  • Pearson's correlation analysis of Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) groups.
  • Receiver Operating Curve (ROC) analysis to assess predictive quality.
  • Binary logistic regression to test injury independency, with AIS ≥ 3 indicating significant injury.

Main Results:

  • The combination of thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and spine injuries demonstrated the highest predictive value (ROC areas ranging from 0.608 to 0.651).
  • Binary logistic regression identified thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and spine as mutually independent predictors when injuries exceeded AIS ≥ 3.
  • These anatomical regions form significant injury clusters in truncal trauma.

Conclusions:

  • Documented clusters of injuries in truncal trauma are critical for prioritizing polytrauma management.
  • The findings support the integration of anatomical injury patterns into acute care protocols.
  • Identifying these injury clusters aids in resource allocation and treatment strategies for severe trauma.