Effects of major trauma care organisation on mortality in a European level 1 trauma centre: A retrospective analysis of 2016-2023
The standardised mortality ratio declined over a period of 8 years, even though the SMR increased nonsignificantly in the lowest risk-adjusted mortality group. Future analysis of this subgroup could clarify whether this trend is due to an increase of limitation of care directives and if these deaths could have been prevented with improved trauma care. There might be opportunities to increase the survival of patients with severe TBI who have a non-TBI cause of death.
Authors
- Philip Verdonck
- Dominique Robert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5026-5806)
- Matthew Peters
- Anouk Wittock
- Sabine Lemoyne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4477-7105)
- Sebastian Schnaubelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0057-8200)
- Philippe G. Jorens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5434-957X)
- Johan Gillebeert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5193-6712)
- Suresh Krishan Yogeswaran
- Koenraad G. Monsieurs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5068-4848)
- Elke Janssens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1410-548X)
- Lore Sypré
- Dennis Brouwers
- Stijn Slootmans
- Tom Stroobants
Institutions
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Vienna General Hospital (AT)
- Antwerp University Hospital (BE)
- Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen Stuivenberg (BE)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2024.112022
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen