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Citation

Gabbe BJ, Lecky FE, Bouamra O, Woodford M, Jenks T, Coats TJ, Cameron PA. Ann. Surg. 2011; 253(1): 138-143.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ‡The Trauma Audit and Research Network, University of Manchester, Clinical Services Building, Hope Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom Department of Emergency Medicine, Hope Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom Accident and Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, United Kingdom Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181f6685b

PMID

21233612

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:: To compare outcomes following major trauma involving serious head injury managed in an inclusive trauma system (Victoria, Australia) and a setting where rationalization of trauma services is absent (England/Wales). BACKGROUND:: The introduction of regionalized trauma systems has the potential to reduce preventable deaths, but their uptake has been slow around the world. Improved understanding of the benefits and limitations of different systems of trauma care requires comparison across systems. METHODS:: Mortality outcomes following major trauma involving serious head injury managed in the 2 settings were compared using multivariate logistic regression. Data pertaining to the period July 2001 to June 2006 (inclusive) were extracted from the Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN) in the United Kingdom and the Victorian State Trauma Registry (VSTR) in Australia. RESULTS:: A total of 4064 (VSTR) and 6024 (TARN) cases were provided for analysis. The odds of death for TARN cases were significantly higher than those for VSTR cases [odds ratio = 2.15, 95% confidence interval = 1.95-2.37]. After adjusting for age, gender, cause of injury, head injury severity, Glasgow Coma Scale score, and Injury Severity Score, TARN cases remained at elevated odds of death (3.22; 95% confidence interval = 2.84-3.65) compared with VSTR cases. CONCLUSIONS:: Management of the severely injured patient with an associated head injury in England and Wales, where an organized trauma system is absent, was associated with increased risk-adjusted mortality compared with management of these patients in the inclusive trauma system of Victoria, Australia. This study provides further evidence to support efforts to implement such systems.


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