Evaluation of the quality of hospital care for major trauma

J Trauma. 1976 Jul;16(7):517-23. doi: 10.1097/00005373-197607000-00001.

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of trauma care in five hospitals was undertaken. Eight hundred twenty-three charts met criteria for major trauma. A panel of surgeons reviewing 237 selected charts found the quality of care unacceptable in 16%. Unacceptability rates between hospitals ranged from 7 to 58%. Injury severity score rather than length of stay appears to be a better method for selecting patients at greater risk for poor care.

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / standards*
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Hospitalization
  • Hospitals / standards
  • Humans
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Thoracic Injuries / epidemiology
  • Wisconsin
  • Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis
  • Wounds and Injuries / mortality
  • Wounds and Injuries / therapy*