trauma, injuries, undertriage, overtriage
Conditions
Interventions
The Trauma Triage App is a smartphone and tablet application that is a practical and quick-to-use user interface to a prediction model that estimates the probability that a patient is severely injured
Sponsors
Maastricht University Medical Center+, Utrecht University Medical Center
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients, 18 years of age or older, with suspected moderate to severe injuries (Injury Severity Score 9 or higher), evaluated on-scene by one of participating Emergency Medical Services that are transported to a participating emergency department.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients death on arrival at the initial receiving emergency department.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Undertriage, defined as the transportation of a severely injured patient (Injury Severity Score ≥16) transported from the scene of injury to a lower-level trauma center. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Non-compliance analysis of the primary outcome; overtriage, defined as the transportation of non-severely injured patients (ISS < 16) from the scene of injury to a higher-level trauma center; hospital length of stay; number of admissions to the Intensive Care Unit; length of stay at the Intensive Care Unit; cost-effectiveness analysis | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM. Poeze
Department of Surgery University Medical Center Maastricht PO Box 5800
Outcome results
None listed