Surgical Volumes in a Regional Trauma Center: Is It Enough?
10.17479/jacs.2020.10.1.10
- Author:
Mina LEE
1
;
Giljae LEE
;
Jungnam LEE
;
Byungchul YU
Author Information
1. Department of Trauma Surgery, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:
Journal of Acute Care Surgery
2020;10(1):10-12
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Purpose:This study evaluated the surgical volumes and types of specific surgical procedures in a single trauma center for 3 consecutive years.
Methods:From January 2014 to December 2016 there were 9,530 injury cases in the trauma registry that were reviewed.
Results:There were 1,502 patients (15.8%) with an injury severity score over 15, of which 426 (28.4%) underwent an emergency operation or had an interventional radiology procedure. There were 186 craniotomies, 87 laparotomies, and 74 interventional radiology procedures performed.
Conclusion:The number of emergency operations by each dedicated trauma surgeon was very low therefore implementation of an acute-care surgery model is appropriate to consider together with changes to the training program for trauma surgeons.
