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Comparison of trauma care structures, processes and outcomes between the English National Health Service and Quebec, Canada
BACKGROUND: Comparisons across trauma systems are key to identifying opportunities to improve trauma care. We aimed to compare trauma service structures, processes and outcomes between the English National Health Service (NHS) and the province of Quebec, Canada. METHODS: We conducted a multicentre c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9854907/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36653031 http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cjs.001822 |
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author | Bouderba, Samy Lecky, Fiona Soltana, Kahina Neveu, Xavier Kumar, Dhushy Surendra Bouamra, Omar Coats, Timothy J. Tardif, Pier-Alexandre Belcaid, Amina Gonthier, Catherine Moore, Lynne |
author_facet | Bouderba, Samy Lecky, Fiona Soltana, Kahina Neveu, Xavier Kumar, Dhushy Surendra Bouamra, Omar Coats, Timothy J. Tardif, Pier-Alexandre Belcaid, Amina Gonthier, Catherine Moore, Lynne |
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description | BACKGROUND: Comparisons across trauma systems are key to identifying opportunities to improve trauma care. We aimed to compare trauma service structures, processes and outcomes between the English National Health Service (NHS) and the province of Quebec, Canada. METHODS: We conducted a multicentre cohort study including admissions of patients aged older than 15 years with major trauma to major trauma centres (MTCs) from 2014/15 to 2016/17. We compared structures descriptively, and time to MTC and time in the emergency department (ED) using Wilcoxon tests. We compared mortality, and hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) using multilevel logistic regression with propensity score adjustment, stratified by body region of the worst injury. RESULTS: The sample comprised 36 337 patients from the NHS and 6484 patients from Quebec. Structural differences in the NHS included advanced prehospital medical teams (v. “scoop and run” in Quebec), helicopter transport (v. fixed-wing aircraft) and trauma team leaders. The median time to an MTC was shorter in Quebec than in the NHS for direct transports (1 h v. 1.5 h, p < 0.001) but longer for transfers (2.5 h v. 6 h, p < 0.001). Time in the ED was longer in Quebec than in the NHS (6.5 h v. 4.0 h, p < 0.001). The adjusted odds of death were higher in Quebec for head injury (odds ratio [OR] 1.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.09–1.51) but lower for thoracoabdominal injuries (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.52–0.90). The adjusted median hospital LOS was longer for spine, torso and extremity injuries in the NHS than in Quebec, and the median ICU LOS was longer for spine injuries. CONCLUSION: We observed significant differences in the structure of trauma care, delays in access and risk-adjusted outcomes between Quebec and the NHS. Future research should assess associations between structures, processes and outcomes to identify opportunities for quality improvement. |
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spelling | pubmed-98549072023-01-20 Comparison of trauma care structures, processes and outcomes between the English National Health Service and Quebec, Canada Bouderba, Samy Lecky, Fiona Soltana, Kahina Neveu, Xavier Kumar, Dhushy Surendra Bouamra, Omar Coats, Timothy J. Tardif, Pier-Alexandre Belcaid, Amina Gonthier, Catherine Moore, Lynne Can J Surg Research BACKGROUND: Comparisons across trauma systems are key to identifying opportunities to improve trauma care. We aimed to compare trauma service structures, processes and outcomes between the English National Health Service (NHS) and the province of Quebec, Canada. METHODS: We conducted a multicentre cohort study including admissions of patients aged older than 15 years with major trauma to major trauma centres (MTCs) from 2014/15 to 2016/17. We compared structures descriptively, and time to MTC and time in the emergency department (ED) using Wilcoxon tests. We compared mortality, and hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) using multilevel logistic regression with propensity score adjustment, stratified by body region of the worst injury. RESULTS: The sample comprised 36 337 patients from the NHS and 6484 patients from Quebec. Structural differences in the NHS included advanced prehospital medical teams (v. “scoop and run” in Quebec), helicopter transport (v. fixed-wing aircraft) and trauma team leaders. The median time to an MTC was shorter in Quebec than in the NHS for direct transports (1 h v. 1.5 h, p < 0.001) but longer for transfers (2.5 h v. 6 h, p < 0.001). Time in the ED was longer in Quebec than in the NHS (6.5 h v. 4.0 h, p < 0.001). The adjusted odds of death were higher in Quebec for head injury (odds ratio [OR] 1.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.09–1.51) but lower for thoracoabdominal injuries (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.52–0.90). The adjusted median hospital LOS was longer for spine, torso and extremity injuries in the NHS than in Quebec, and the median ICU LOS was longer for spine injuries. CONCLUSION: We observed significant differences in the structure of trauma care, delays in access and risk-adjusted outcomes between Quebec and the NHS. Future research should assess associations between structures, processes and outcomes to identify opportunities for quality improvement. CMA Impact Inc. 2023-01-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9854907/ /pubmed/36653031 http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cjs.001822 Text en © 2023 CMA Impact Inc. or its licensors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original publication is properly cited, the use is noncommercial (i.e., research or educational use), and no modifications or adaptations are made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Research Bouderba, Samy Lecky, Fiona Soltana, Kahina Neveu, Xavier Kumar, Dhushy Surendra Bouamra, Omar Coats, Timothy J. Tardif, Pier-Alexandre Belcaid, Amina Gonthier, Catherine Moore, Lynne Comparison of trauma care structures, processes and outcomes between the English National Health Service and Quebec, Canada |
title | Comparison of trauma care structures, processes and outcomes between the English National Health Service and Quebec, Canada |
title_full | Comparison of trauma care structures, processes and outcomes between the English National Health Service and Quebec, Canada |
title_fullStr | Comparison of trauma care structures, processes and outcomes between the English National Health Service and Quebec, Canada |
title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of trauma care structures, processes and outcomes between the English National Health Service and Quebec, Canada |
title_short | Comparison of trauma care structures, processes and outcomes between the English National Health Service and Quebec, Canada |
title_sort | comparison of trauma care structures, processes and outcomes between the english national health service and quebec, canada |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9854907/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36653031 http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cjs.001822 |
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