Dissecting inequity: global systematic review of trauma clinical guidance
The reviewed trauma clinical guidance published between 2016 and 2023 predominantly featured authors from HICs, with limited representation from LMICs, despite LMICs bearing a higher injury burden. Only 14% of guidance considered pediatric populations, although trauma is the leading cause of death among this group. Most guidance was published in English, with over 80% being open access. The mean quality score of included guidance, assessed by the NEATS scorecard, was 3.81 out of 5. Enhancing trauma guidance impact may require promoting LMIC authorship, fostering multiregional collaborations and addressing barriers such as cost, registration and language.
Authors
- Mohamed Albirair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1132-6244)
- Lacey N. LaGrone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4749-969X)
- Colby G. Simmons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-5420)
- Gabriela Zavala Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3337-639X)
- Ashley Farley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9310-6944)
- Jakob E. Gamboa
- Maclean S. Panshin
- Tina Samsamshariat
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Gates Foundation (US)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Colorado Health (US)
- Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (PE)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2024-001624
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51