Epidemiology of trauma in Venezuelan immigrants in Bucaramanga, Colombia: A look at a neglected phenomenon

Abstract

In recent years, the immigration of Venezuelan citizens to the Republic of Colombia has increased1. Although some research has shown a difference in the presentation of medical conditions in these individuals, there are still no studies evaluating the epidemiology of trauma in this population2,3. The objective of the present study was to compare the characteristics of trauma in the native Colombian population versus the Venezuelan immigrant population using the Institutional Trauma Registry of the Hospital Universitario de Santander (RITHUS) in its first year of implementation.