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Article: Preventable deaths in multiple trauma patients: the importance of auditing and continuous quality improvement

TitlePreventable deaths in multiple trauma patients: the importance of auditing and continuous quality improvement
Authors
KeywordsWounds and Injuries
Trauma Centers
Trauma centres
Issue Date2020
PublisherSpringer for International Society of Surgery. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/medicine/surgery/journal/268
Citation
World Journal of Surgery, 2020, v. 44, p. 1835-1843 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Management errors during pre-hospital care, triage process and resuscitation have been widely reported as the major source of preventable and potentially preventable deaths in multiple trauma patients. Common tools for defining whether it is a preventable, potentially preventable or non-preventable death include the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) clinical guideline, the Injury Severity Score (ISS) and the Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS). Therefore, these surrogated scores were utilized in reviewing the study’s trauma services. Methods: Trauma data were prospectively collected and retrospectively reviewed from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018. All cases of trauma death were discussed and audited by the Hospital Trauma Committee on a regular basis. Standardized form was used to document the patient’s management flow and details in every case during the meeting, and the final verdict (whether death was preventable or not) was agreed and signed by every member of the team. The reasons for the death of the patients were further classified into severe injuries, inappropriate/delayed examination, inappropriate/delayed treatment, wrong decision, insufficient supervision/guidance or lack of appropriate guidance. Results: A total of 1913 trauma patients were admitted during the study period, 82 of whom were identified as major trauma (either ISS > 15 or trauma team was activated). Among the 82 patients with major trauma, eight were trauma-related deaths, one of which was considered a preventable death and the other 7 were considered unpreventable. The decision from the hospital’s performance improvement and patient safety program indicates that for every trauma patient, basic life support principles must be followed in the course of primary investigations for bedside trauma series X-ray (chest and pelvis) and FAST scan in the resuscitation room by a person who meets the criteria for trauma team activation recommended by ATLS®. Conclusion: Mechanisms to rectify errors in the management of multiple trauma patients are essential for improving the quality of trauma care. Regular auditing in the trauma service is one of the most important parts of performance improvement and patient safety program, and it should be well established by every major trauma center in Mainland China. It can enhance the trauma management processes, decision-making skills and practical skills, thereby continuously improving quality and reducing mortality of this group of patients.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/281174
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.772
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DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorZhang, G-X-
dc.contributor.authorChen, K-J-
dc.contributor.authorZhu, H-T-
dc.contributor.authorLin, A-L-
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Z-H-
dc.contributor.authorLiu, L-C-
dc.contributor.authorJi, R-
dc.contributor.authorChan, FSY-
dc.contributor.authorFan, JKM-
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-09T09:51:11Z-
dc.date.available2020-03-09T09:51:11Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationWorld Journal of Surgery, 2020, v. 44, p. 1835-1843-
dc.identifier.issn0364-2313-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/281174-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Management errors during pre-hospital care, triage process and resuscitation have been widely reported as the major source of preventable and potentially preventable deaths in multiple trauma patients. Common tools for defining whether it is a preventable, potentially preventable or non-preventable death include the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) clinical guideline, the Injury Severity Score (ISS) and the Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS). Therefore, these surrogated scores were utilized in reviewing the study’s trauma services. Methods: Trauma data were prospectively collected and retrospectively reviewed from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018. All cases of trauma death were discussed and audited by the Hospital Trauma Committee on a regular basis. Standardized form was used to document the patient’s management flow and details in every case during the meeting, and the final verdict (whether death was preventable or not) was agreed and signed by every member of the team. The reasons for the death of the patients were further classified into severe injuries, inappropriate/delayed examination, inappropriate/delayed treatment, wrong decision, insufficient supervision/guidance or lack of appropriate guidance. Results: A total of 1913 trauma patients were admitted during the study period, 82 of whom were identified as major trauma (either ISS > 15 or trauma team was activated). Among the 82 patients with major trauma, eight were trauma-related deaths, one of which was considered a preventable death and the other 7 were considered unpreventable. The decision from the hospital’s performance improvement and patient safety program indicates that for every trauma patient, basic life support principles must be followed in the course of primary investigations for bedside trauma series X-ray (chest and pelvis) and FAST scan in the resuscitation room by a person who meets the criteria for trauma team activation recommended by ATLS®. Conclusion: Mechanisms to rectify errors in the management of multiple trauma patients are essential for improving the quality of trauma care. Regular auditing in the trauma service is one of the most important parts of performance improvement and patient safety program, and it should be well established by every major trauma center in Mainland China. It can enhance the trauma management processes, decision-making skills and practical skills, thereby continuously improving quality and reducing mortality of this group of patients.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherSpringer for International Society of Surgery. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/medicine/surgery/journal/268-
dc.relation.ispartofWorld Journal of Surgery-
dc.subjectWounds and Injuries-
dc.subjectTrauma Centers-
dc.subjectTrauma centres-
dc.titlePreventable deaths in multiple trauma patients: the importance of auditing and continuous quality improvement-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailChan, FSY: fsychan@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailFan, JKM: drjoefan@hku.hk-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00268-020-05423-3-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85079367041-
dc.identifier.hkuros309259-
dc.identifier.volume44-
dc.identifier.spage1835-
dc.identifier.epage1843-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000513063400002-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl0364-2313-

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