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  • Title: Transatlantic perspectives of trauma systems.
    Author: McNicholl BP, Fisher RB, Dearden CH.
    Journal: Br J Surg; 1993 Aug; 80(8):985-7. PubMed ID: 8402097.
    Abstract:
    The need for centralized management of acute trauma was evaluated in a 1-year prospective study in Northern Ireland. All patients with an Injury Severity Score > 15 who reached hospital alive were included. The sample population was approximately 1 million people. A total of 239 patients entered the study, of whom 74 died. An audit panel considered that 3-15 per cent of deaths were preventable. There was no significant difference in the preventable mortality rate between any hospital or groups of hospitals. There was a high level of consultant involvement, especially in small hospitals. A system in which patients with acute trauma bypass the nearest hospital to reach a trauma centre may be neither beneficial nor cost-effective in Northern Ireland. Upgrading of the present system with stabilization of the patient and emergency surgery at the nearest hospital before transfer is recommended.
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