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. 2018 Jun 14;9(1):1476442. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2018.1476442
Study Zurich ICU Hadassah startle Jerusalem fMRI Zurich ward Midwest resilience Ohio MVA Multisite ASD Hadassah cortisol JTOPS TCOM Amsterdam cortisol Milwaukee Amsterdam oxytocin Studies with criterion (n)
Setting                            
 ER admissions   X X       X X X X X   X 8
 Trauma ward/ICU admissions X     X X X           X   5
Intervention study                            
 Not intervention study X X X X X X X X   X X X   11
 Control group of intervention study                         X 1
 Active treatment (in part of the sample)                 X         1
Inclusion                            
 Age minimum (years) 18 16 18 18 18 18 16   18 18 18   18 11
 Age maximum (years) 70 65 65 65     70   70 69     65 8
 Language requirement German     German; Italian; Spanish; Portuguese; Serbo-Croatian; Turkish; Albanian English English English   Hebrew; Arabic; English Japanese Dutch   Dutch; English 9
 A1 criterion   X X           X   X   X 5
 Admission length minimum (hours)       32 48   24             3
 A2 criterion     X           X         2
 Motor vehicle accident victim           X       X       2
 Life-threatening or critical condition X                 X       2
 Traumatic injury (soft tissue, internal, orthopaedic)         X                 1
 TSQ ≥ 5 and/or PDI ≥ 17                         X 1
Exclusion                            
Injury severity criteria                            
 GCS minimum 9     9   14         13   13 5
 Severe head/brain injury       X     X     X X     4
 Head injury: LOC maximum (min)   Any LOC   15       Any LOC           3
 Moderate head/brain injury             X       X     2
 Admission length maximum (h)                 168         1
 ISS minimum 10                         1
 Unconscious upon admission                 X         1
 Injury requires (major) surgery               X           1
 Intravenous catheter inserted               X           1
 Burn injury   X                       1
 Develops life-threatening medical illness   X                       1
 Spinal cord injury with neurological deficit         X                 1
Cognitive criteria                            
 MMSE minimum         21 25       24       3
 Cognitive impairment             X           X 2
Event criteria                            
 Injury a result of self-harm X     X X           X     4
 Injury resulting from intentional harm by others X     X                   2
 Injury occurred when intoxicated               X           1
Health criteria                            
 Medical or surgical conditions that interfered with participation X     X X       X X       5
 Currently psychotic (or bipolar)   X         X     X X   X 5
 Currently suicidal             X     X     X 3
 Current drug abuse   X               X     X 3
 Current alcohol abuse   X                     X 2
 Organic brain condition                     X   X 2
 Pregnancy               X         X 2
 Pre-existing chronic PTSD               X         X 2
 History of neurological disorder     X                   X 2
 History of psychosis   X X                     2
 History of alcohol abuse   X X                     2
 History of drug abuse   X X                     2
 Current severe depressive disorder                         X 1
 Current severe personality disorder                         X 1
 Current physical illness not related to trauma X                         1
 Serious dissociation                   X       1
 Chronic endocrine disorder               X           1
 Chronic disease (high BO, arthritis, diabetes)                         X 1
 Pre-existing non-trauma-related mental health problems X                         1
 Mental retardation                         X 1
 History of PTSD     X                     1
 History of epilepsy                   X       1
Practical criteria                            
 Distance from site or residency criterion           X X   X X       4
 Ongoing victimization   X           X         X 3
 Under police guard/incarcerated             X             1
 Counterindication for oxytocin                         X 1
 Experienced other TE during 6 month follow-up     X                     1
 Substance abuse during 6 month follow-up     X                     1

ICU, intensive care unit; fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging; MVA, motor vehicle accident; ASD, acute stress disorder; JTOPS, Jerusalem Trauma Outreach and Prevention Study; TCOM, Tachikawa Cohort of Motor Vehicle Accident; ER, emergency room; TSQ, Trauma Screening Questionnaire; PDI, Peritraumatic Distress Inventory; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; LOC, loss of consciousness; ISS, Injury Severity Score; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; BP, blood pressure TE, traumatic event.