Trauma research in the Nordic countries,1995–2018 – a systematic review
Background - Trauma is a major cause of mortality and reduced quality of life. Most trauma-related research originates from trauma centres, and there are limited available data regarding the treatment of trauma patients throughout the Nordic countries. These countries differ from economically simila...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/18069 2023-05-15T16:52:48+02:00 Trauma research in the Nordic countries,1995–2018 – a systematic review Jeppesen, Elisabeth Iversen, Valdemar Vea Hansen, Ingrid Schrøder Reierth, Eirik Wisborg, Torben 2020-03-12 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18069 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-020-0703-6 eng eng BMC Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine Jeppesen, Iversen, Hansen, Reierth, Wisborg. Trauma research in the Nordic countries,1995–2018–a systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 2020 FRIDAID 1802177 doi:10.1186/s13049-020-0703-6 1757-7241 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18069 openAccess Copyright 2020 The Author(s) VDP::Medisinske fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Traumatologi: 783 VDP::Midical sciences: 700::Clinical medical sciences: 750::Traumatology: 783 Akuttmedisin / Emergency Medicine Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2020 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-020-0703-6 2021-06-25T17:57:18Z Background - Trauma is a major cause of mortality and reduced quality of life. Most trauma-related research originates from trauma centres, and there are limited available data regarding the treatment of trauma patients throughout the Nordic countries. These countries differ from economically similar countries due to their cold climate, mix of rural and urban areas, and the long distances separating many residents from a trauma centre. Research funders and the general public expect trauma research to focus on all links in the treatment chain. Here we conducted a systematic review to assess the amount of trauma-related research from the Nordic countries between January 1995 and April 2018, and the distribution of this research among different countries and different parts of the trauma treatment chain. Methods - A systematic literature search was conducted in Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Scopus. We included studies concerning the trauma population from Nordic countries, and published between January 1995 and April 2018. Two independent reviewers screened titles and abstracts, and performed data extraction from full-text articles. Results - The literature search yielded 5117 titles and abstracts, of which 844 full-text articles were included in our analysis. During this period, the annual number of publications increased. Publications were equally distributed among Norway, Sweden, and Denmark in terms of numbers; however, Norway had more publications relative to inhabitants. There were fewer overall publications from Finland and Iceland. We identified mostly cohort studies and very few randomized controlled trials. Studies focused on the level of care were predominantly epidemiological studies. Research at the pre-hospital level was three-fold more frequent than research on other elements of the trauma treatment chain. Conclusion - The rate of publications in the field of trauma care in the Nordic countries has increased over recent years. However, several parts of the trauma treatment chain are still unexplored and most of the available studies are observational studies with low research evidence. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Norway Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 28 1 |
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Background - Trauma is a major cause of mortality and reduced quality of life. Most trauma-related research originates from trauma centres, and there are limited available data regarding the treatment of trauma patients throughout the Nordic countries. These countries differ from economically similar countries due to their cold climate, mix of rural and urban areas, and the long distances separating many residents from a trauma centre. Research funders and the general public expect trauma research to focus on all links in the treatment chain. Here we conducted a systematic review to assess the amount of trauma-related research from the Nordic countries between January 1995 and April 2018, and the distribution of this research among different countries and different parts of the trauma treatment chain. Methods - A systematic literature search was conducted in Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Scopus. We included studies concerning the trauma population from Nordic countries, and published between January 1995 and April 2018. Two independent reviewers screened titles and abstracts, and performed data extraction from full-text articles. Results - The literature search yielded 5117 titles and abstracts, of which 844 full-text articles were included in our analysis. During this period, the annual number of publications increased. Publications were equally distributed among Norway, Sweden, and Denmark in terms of numbers; however, Norway had more publications relative to inhabitants. There were fewer overall publications from Finland and Iceland. We identified mostly cohort studies and very few randomized controlled trials. Studies focused on the level of care were predominantly epidemiological studies. Research at the pre-hospital level was three-fold more frequent than research on other elements of the trauma treatment chain. Conclusion - The rate of publications in the field of trauma care in the Nordic countries has increased over recent years. However, several parts of the trauma treatment chain are still unexplored and most of the available studies are observational studies with low research evidence. |
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Trauma research in the Nordic countries,1995–2018 – a systematic review |
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Trauma research in the Nordic countries,1995–2018 – a systematic review |
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