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European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Erschienen in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 2/2012

01.04.2012 | Original Article

Delays in diagnosis in early trauma care: evaluation of diagnostic efficiency and circumstances of delay

verfasst von: M. Muhm, T. Danko, K. Schmitz, H. Winkler

Erschienen in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Ausgabe 2/2012

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Abstract

Background

Trauma centers, trauma management concepts, damage control surgery and the integration of whole-body CT scanning into early trauma care have reduced mortality in traumatized patients significantly. However, some injuries are still initially missed. In this study, the diagnostic efficiency of early trauma care and the circumstances of delays in diagnosis were evaluated.

Materials and methods

Initially missed diagnoses in 111 traumatized patients were recorded retrospectively. “Primary diagnoses” after the emergency room (ER) phase including CT scanning with immediate data evaluation were compared to “secondary diagnoses” after a secondary survey of the CT data, as well as to discharge diagnoses. Circumstances of delay were assessed according to injury severity score (ISS), hospital admission, mechanism of injury, diagnostics, treatment, time in the intensive care unit, hospitalization and mortality.

Results

73% of the patients arrived at the ER during on-call hours. In 23% of all patients, diagnoses were missed after the ER phase, while in 12% of the patients diagnoses were missed after the secondary survey of the CT data. One half of the missed diagnoses were almost impossible to detect; the other half were judged to be acceptable. During on-call hours, 9% more patients with delays in diagnosis were observed. Injury severity in patients with delays in diagnosis was significantly higher than in patients without.

Conclusions

Although diagnostic quality in early trauma care has improved, some diagnoses are initially missed. Severely injured patients with life-threatening or potentially life-threatening injuries arriving at the ER during on-call hours were at higher risk for delays in diagnosis. A secondary evaluation of acquired CT data and repetitive examinations are essential.
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Metadaten
Titel
Delays in diagnosis in early trauma care: evaluation of diagnostic efficiency and circumstances of delay
verfasst von
M. Muhm
T. Danko
K. Schmitz
H. Winkler
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Ausgabe 2/2012
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Elektronische ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-011-0129-y

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