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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Quality improvement data analysis of a mass casualty event
Injury, Volume 34, No. 11, Year 2003
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Description
Trauma auditing is important for monitoring the process of trauma care and outcome prediction. This pilot study was conducted to evaluate quality improvement (QI) data following a mass casualty event and discuss its impact on the trauma care process and outcome. A pre-designed trauma quality improvement data set was used for all 103 injured patients admitted to Asir Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia, who were involved in a single motor vehicle crash. Most of the trauma management variations from norms occurred during the initial assessment and resuscitation phase of care, and these had the greatest impact on morbidity and mortality. Trauma management variations throughout all phases of care were associated with 10% and 9% incidence of preventable morbidity and mortality, respectively. Efforts including rigorous educational programs should be made to stress the initial assessment and resuscitation phase of care. Successful regionalized trauma care systems involving quality improvement programs report significant reduction in morbidity and mortality rates from trauma. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Al-Naami, Mohammed Yahya
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Fahad National Guard Hospital
Al-Faki, Ahmed A.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Sadik, Ali A.
Saudi Arabia, Abha
College of Health Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00379-0
ISSN:
00201383
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cohort Study