Citation

Radke OC, Heim C. Anesthesiol. Clin. 2019; 37(1): 1-11.

Affiliation

Department of Anaesthesiology, Center Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois - CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 21, Vaud, Lausanne CH-1011, Switzerland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.anclin.2018.09.001

PMID

30711223

Abstract

Monitoring the quality of trauma care is important but particularly challenging. Preventable death assessment aims to identify those cases where the patient's death would have not occurred if the patient had been treated differently. Determination of preventable death in trauma care is often based on calculated probability of survival, commonly by using the Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS). TRISS is not suited for identifying all cases with opportunities for improvement. Combined with other methods such as morbidity and mortality conferences, however, it might be a valid approach if a complete review of all trauma deaths is not feasible at an institution.

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Language: en

Keywords

Benchmarking; Performance improvement; Preventable death; TRISS; Trauma