The British journal of surgery
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Br J Surg
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Predicting health status in the first year after trauma.
Although mortality rates following major trauma are continuing to decline, a growing number of patients are experiencing long-term disability. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with health status in the first year following trauma and develop prediction models based on a defined trauma population. ⋯ The most important predictors of health status in the first year after trauma in this population appeared to be preinjury health status and frailty.