Journal of Trauma and Injury

The Korean Society of Traumatology (대한외상학회)
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Experience with Operating a Trauma Team at a Local Private University Hospital

일개 지방사립대학병원에서의 중증외상팀 운영경험

  • 김용환 (을지대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 양영모 (을지대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 이장영 (을지대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 이원석 (을지대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 성원영 (을지대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 박경남 (을지대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실)
  • Received : 2013.05.24
  • Accepted : 2013.08.28
  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This hospital has operated a trauma system of the inclusive trauma system under the sponsorship of this hospital and with financial support from the government from 2011, and it has been designated as a specialized trauma center (candidate) since November 2008. Therefore, this emergency medical center evaluated the influence of the inclusive trauma system on the course of healing and on the results for trauma patients within the region. Methods: The medical records of all patients who were registered as trauma patients from among those who visited the emergency medical center of this hospital from April 2009 to May 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. The monthly and the annual averages of important indices, such as the time in the emergency room and preventable mortalities, were calculated, and patterns of change were sought. The preventable mortality rate was calculated by using the Trauma Injury Severity Score (TRISS) for each patient. Results: The total number of patients registered from April 2009 to May 2012 was 601, and male patients accounted for a larger proportion(432 males(71.88%) vs. 169 females(28.12%)). Their average age was 46.2 years, the average Revised Trauma Score (RTS) was 5.74 points, and the average Injury Severity Score (ISS) was 26.99 points. The preventable mortality rate during the entire period, which was calculated using the TRISS, appeared lower than the preventable mortality rates reported in past studies in the Republic of Korea. Conclusion: These results for the operation of a new trauma system are limited in that they are only for a local private university hospital. However, results show greater changes and developments in and out of the hospital due to multilateral endeavors by the trauma team and the hospital. These endeavors include increased communications among the departments and development of a complementary patient registration system.

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