Implementation of New Trauma Triage Criteria and Implications on Under- and Overtriage.

NCT03395158 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UppsalaUH
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 2,200
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

New trauma alert criteria has been introduced in Sweden, and our aim in this study is to evaluate the outcome of the old and new trauma alert criteria in a cohort of 1.300.000 inhabitants at six hospitals regarding over- and undertriage and number of alerts initiated. The Swedish trauma registry is used to identify eligible patients.

Conditions

Trauma Injury

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of alerts initiated

  The total number of trauma alerts initiated in the study group

  One year data with intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Analysis of over- and undertriage with the Matrix method

  One year data with intervention

Study Arms (2)

Prior alert criteria

Patients who activated full, limited or no alert criteria according to the prior alert criteria

Diagnostic Test: Implementation of new alert criteria

Present alert criteria

Patients who activated full, limited or no alert criteria according to the present alert criteria

Diagnostic Test: Implementation of new alert criteria

Interventions

Implementation of new alert criteria DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The intervention is when the prior alert criteria are replaced by the present alert criteria

Present alert criteria; Prior alert criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients subject to trauma where a trauma alert was initiated OR registered patients subject to trauma without an alert call, but with an Injury Severity Score \>15.

You may qualify if:

• \- All patients registered in SweTrau at all including sites between 1 June 2016 and 1 November 2017

You may not qualify if:

• Patients registered due to secondary referral where the initial assessment was performed at another hospital

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uppsala University: lead
• Uppsala-Örebro Regional Research Council: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Accidental Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Kevin Mani, Ass prof

  Uppsala University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 1 Year
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 15, 2017
• First Posted: January 10, 2018
• Study Start: June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2017
• Study Completion: November 1, 2017
• Last Updated: January 10, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share