Audit of Care for Trauma Patients: One-year Service in the University Hospital Setting

Czech version

Authors: B. Bakalář; J. Pachl; J. Šturma; M. Šidák; K. Höschlová
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika anesteziologie a resuscitace 3. LF UK a FN Královské Vinohrady, Praha, přednosta doc. MUDr. Jan Pachl, CSc.
Published in: Anest. intenziv. Med., , 2001, č. 1, s. 43-46
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Overview

One hundred and eighty patients were admitted for primary care to Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Charles University HospitalKrálovské Vinohrady, Prague 10, during the year 1999. Eighty-one patients (45%) were admitted with polytrauma, fifty-nine (33%) for head-braininjury, twenty-two (12%) for multiple injuries and eighteen (10%) for other injuries. One hundred and fifty-six patients (86.7%) were admitted withone or more vital functions failure. Forty patients died (22%). This result is 13% better compared to predictive model based on TRISS, P = 0.0018.This represent twenty-four saved lives.

Key words:
trauma center - emergency department

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