Clinical re-examination 10 or more years after polytrauma: is there a gender related difference?

Background: : Previous studies documented that premenopausal women better tolerate severe injuries than men in regards to mortality and intensive care complications. We test the hypothesis whether surviving women have a better long-term outcome than surviving men.

Methods: : We reassessed 637 polytrauma patients 10 or more years (mean 17 +/- 5 years) after trauma.