@article{ref1,
title="Outcomes of multi-trauma road traffic crashes at a tertiary hospital in Oman: does attendance by trauma surgeons versus non-trauma surgeons make a difference?",
journal="Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
year="2017",
author="Al-Kashmiri, Ammar and Al-Shaqsi, Sultan Z. and Al-Marhoobi, Nada and Hasan, Mahmood",
volume="17",
number="2",
pages="e196-e201",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Trauma surgeons are essential in hospital-based trauma care systems. However, there are limited data regarding the impact of their presence on the outcome of multi-trauma patients. This study aimed to assess the outcomes of multi-trauma road traffic crash (RTC) cases attended by trauma surgeons versus those attended by non-trauma surgeons at a tertiary hospital in Oman. <br><br>METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted in December 2015. A previously published cohort of 821 multi-trauma RTC patients admitted between January and December 2011 to the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, were reviewed for demographic, injury and hospitalisation data. In-hospital mortality constituted the main outcome, with admission to the intensive care unit, operative management, intubation and length of stay constituting secondary outcomes. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 821 multi-trauma RTC cases were identified; of these, 60 (7.3%) were attended by trauma surgeons. There was no significant difference in mortality between the two groups (P = 0.35). However, patients attended by trauma surgeons were significantly more likely to be intubated, admitted to the ICU and undergo operative interventions (P <0.01 each). The average length of hospital stay in both groups was similar (2.6 versus 2.8 days; P = 0.81). <br><br>CONCLUSION: No difference in mortality was observed between multi-trauma RTC patients attended by trauma surgeons in comparison to those cared for by non-trauma surgeons at a tertiary centre in Oman.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2075-051X",
doi="10.18295/squmj.2016.17.02.010",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2016.17.02.010"
}