Necessity of the establishment of provincial high-capacity centers for critical trauma
10.3760/cma.j.cn501098-20250429-00255
- VernacularTitle:建设省域大容量急重症创伤中心的必要性
- Author:
Fan YANG
1
;
Wei GAO
1
;
Zhanfei LI
1
;
Xiangjun BAI
1
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院创伤外科，国家重大公共卫生事件医学中心，武汉 430030
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Wounds and injuries;
Traumatology;
Trauma centers;
Discipline system establishment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Trauma
2025;41(8):728-731
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Trauma has been predicted to be the leading cause of mortality among individuals under 45 years old, thus posing profound societal consequences. China′s trauma center system was established rather late and faces multiple challenges, including insufficient provincial-level trauma centers, constrained patient mobility with most critical cases limited to intra-provincial treatment and referrals, unsustainable "small-yet-comprehensive" county-level models, significant disparities in regional trauma care capacity, absence of consolidated provincial trauma centers, and inadequate specialist training programs. These factors collectively compromise the regional trauma care outcomes. To this end, integrating China′s trauma center development situation with Tongji Hospital′s 30-year institutional experience, the authors proposed establishing provincial high-capacity trauma centers for critical injuries, aiming to enhance the regional trauma care performance.
