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      Epidemiología del trauma de miembro superior atendido en seis instituciones de salud de la ciudad de Medellín, Colombia, en 2016 Translated title: Epidemiology of upper limb trauma presenting to six health institutions in Medellín, Colombia, in 2016

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          Resumen Introducción y objetivo. El trauma de miembro superior representa entre el 10% al 40% de las consultas a urgencias en Norteamérica y Europa, causando discapacidad temporal o definitiva importante. En una búsqueda en la literatura regional en Medellín, Colombia, no encontramos datos epidemiológicos al respecto. El objetivo de este estudio es describir las características epidemiológicas del trauma de miembro superior en 6 instituciones de salud locales durante 1 año. Material y método. Estudio retrospectivo, multicéntrico, en el que revisamos las bases de datos de 6 instituciones de salud de referencia de la ciudad de Medellín (Colombia) de pacientes adultos atendidos en urgencias entre enero y diciembre de 2016, cuyo diagnóstico de egreso incluyera códigos relacionados con trauma de miembro superior, así como edad, género, causa, tipo de trauma y segmento afectado. Describimos las características demográficas y clínicas de los pacientes del estudio para toda la muestra y por instituciones y realizamos un análisis exploratorio cualitativo para identificar diferencias entre las variables demográficas y clínicas. Resultados. Identificamos 259.163 consultas por todas las causas y 25.646 consultas por trauma de miembro superior (9.89%). La mayoría fueron varones (70.74%) menores de 40 años (66.4%). Los tipos de trauma más frecuentes fueron heridas y contusiones (68.1%), seguidas de fracturas (17.1%). El trauma con mayor frecuencia se presentó en mano y dedos (31%) causado por accidentes laborales (33%). Conclusiones. El trauma del miembro superior representa una causa importante de morbilidad en nuestro medio que concuerda con los datos reportados previamente. Recomendamos llevar a cabo estudios analíticos que evalúen el impacto a largo plazo de este tipo de trauma en la región.

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          Abstract Background and objective. Upper limb trauma accounts for 10% to 40% of emergency department visits in North America and Europe and can cause significant temporary or permanent disability. After searching the local literature, the authors did not find any studies regarding the epidemiological data of upper limb trauma in regional literature in Medellín, Colombia. The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiological characteristics of upper limb trauma in 6 local health care institutions during a 1-year period. Methods. Retrospective, multicenter study, the institutional databases of all adult patients presenting to the emergency departments of 6 reference institutions in Medellín, Colombia, from January to December 2016 with any codes for upper extremity trauma were analyzed. Variables such as: national identity number, gender, age, code of the International Classification of Diseases and the insurance company were identified. Analysis of the demographic and clinical characteristics of the study patients was performed for the entire sample and by institutions, and a qualitative exploratory analysis was performed to identify differences between demographic and clinical variables. Results. There were 259.163 consultations found for all causes and 25.646 consultations for upper limb trauma (9.89%); 66.4% were in the group of 18 to 39 years and 70.74% were men. The most frequent types of trauma were wounds and contusions (68.1%), followed by fractures (17.1%). Trauma most frequently occurred in the hand (including the fingers) (31%) and due to work-related accidents (33%). Conclusions. Upper limb trauma represents a major cause of morbidity in our local institutions. The results of this study are consistent with previously published papers. Analytical studies are required to evaluate the long-term impact of this type of trauma in the region.

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                Journal
                cpil
                Cirugía Plástica Ibero-Latinoamericana
                Cir. plást. iberolatinoam.
                Sociedad Española de Cirugía Plástica, Reparadora y Estética (SECPRE) (Madrid, Madrid, Spain )
                0376-7892
                1989-2055
                September 2021
                : 47
                : 3
                : 323-332
                Affiliations
                [1] Medellín Antioquía orgnameUniversidad de Antioquia Colombia
                [2] Bogotá Bogotá orgnameUniversidad de los Andes Colombia
                [3] Medellín Antioquía orgnameUniversidad de Antioquia orgdiv1Facultad de Medicina orgdiv2Instituto Nacional de Cancerología Colombia
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                S0376-78922021000300014 S0376-7892(21)04700300014
                10.4321/s0376-78922021000300014
                13140cf0-3eb2-4883-b171-d767e74061ef

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                : 30 June 2021
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                Miembro Superior

                Hand Injuries,Upper extremity trauma,Epidemiology,Traumatismos mano,Traumatismo miembro superior,Epidemiología

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