TY - JOUR PY - 2024// TI - Trauma systems in high socioeconomic index countries in 2050 JO - Critical care : the Official Journal of the Critical Care Forum A1 - Gauss, Tobias A1 - de Jongh, Mariska A1 - Maegele, Marc A1 - Cole, Elaine A1 - Bouzat, Pierre SP - e84 EP - e84 VL - 28 IS - 1 N2 - Considerable political, structural, environmental and epidemiological change will affect high socioeconomic index (SDI) countries over the next 25 years. These changes will impact healthcare provision and consequently trauma systems. This review attempts to anticipate the potential impact on trauma systems and how they could adapt to meet the changing priorities. The first section describes possible epidemiological trajectories. A second section exposes existing governance and funding challenges, how these can be met, and the need to incorporate data and information science into a learning and adaptive trauma system. The last section suggests an international harmonization of trauma education to improve care standards, optimize immediate and long-term patient needs and enhance disaster preparedness and crisis resilience. By demonstrating their capacity for adaptation, trauma systems can play a leading role in the transformation of care systems to tackle future health challenges.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 1364-8535 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-024-04863-w ID - ref1 ER -