Affiliation:
1. Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
Abstract
Abstract
The management of 125 patients with trauma treated at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary from 1 January 1988 has been analysed using a microcomputer-based hospital trauma registry incorporating trauma and injury severity scores (TRISS) methodology. These patients fulfilled the North American Major Trauma Outcome Study (MTOS) inclusion criteria and were the first for whom data were available. Sixty-six patients had multiple injuries, of whom 52 were suffering from major trauma (defined as an injury severity score of 16 or greater). There were 14 deaths in the series, three (21 per cent) of which were considered to be preventable. Surgery was required in 84 (67.2 per cent) patients, of whom 59 (70 per cent) were operated on by a consultant or senior registrar. Five of six critically injured patients who died from their injuries were operated on by a consultant.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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