Background Trauma centres continue to evolve with respect to clinical care and their impact
on public health. Despite improvements in patient outcomes, operative volumes, and …

The minimum number of seriously injured patients required to maintain clinical competence
and achieve acceptable clinical competence in a single trauma centre is unknown. It has …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the transition to
acute care surgery (ACS) on trauma volumes and outcomes. METHODS: All admissions …

Introduction Trauma systems were developed to improve the care for the injured. The
designation and elements comprising these systems vary across countries. In this study, we …

BACKGROUND We evaluated the impact on coverage and regional cost of trauma care
produced by the activation of a Level II center with no preceding needs analysis in an …

Objective To determine the impact of increasing trauma center experience over time on
survival and resource utilization. Methods The authors studied a retrospective cohort at a …

BACKGROUND: Trauma centers have been created to bring traumatized patients together
with experienced surgeons. We reviewed our outcomes to determine if mortality rates for …

Importance In response to the burden of injury, the structure of injury care has changed
considerably across Canada in the past decade. However, little is known about how patient …

Aims and objectives To systematically review the relationship of trauma centre
characteristics and trauma patient outcomes. Background Numerous studies have …

BACKGROUND: Within organized trauma systems, both Level I and Level II trauma centers
are expected to have the resources to treat patients with major multisystem trauma. The …