Citation

Kieffer W, Michalik D, Bernard J, Bouamra O, Rogers B. Trauma (Sage) 2022; 24(2): 164-169.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1460408620982264

PMID

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Abstract

IntroductionTrauma is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, but little is known of the temporal variation in major trauma across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Proper workforce and infrastructure planning requires identification of the caseload burden and its temporal variation.

MATERIALS AND METHODSThe Trauma Audit Research Network (TARN) database for admissions attending Major Trauma Centres (MTCs) between 1st April 2011 and 31st March 2018 was analysed. TARN records data on all trauma patients admitted to hospital who are alive at the time of admission to hospital. Major trauma was classified as an Injury Severity Score (ISS) >15.

RESULTSA total of 158,440 cases were analysed. Case ascertainment was over 95% for 2013 onwards. There was a statistically significant variation in caseload by year (p?

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