01.02.2013 | Editorial
Quality improvement in trauma care
verfasst von:
Ingo Marzi
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2013
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Excerpt
Improvement of quality in the care of multiple trauma patients is an ongoing issue at the various setting (e.g., prehospital setting, emergency room, surgery, intensive care, and rehabilitation). We have recently published a variety of issues focusing on this field, and particularly on quality control in trauma registries [
1]. Trauma registries around the world are currently in deep discussions aimed at identifying common definitions and quality parameters, and we are curious to see the first results of those discussions. In this issue, we focus on quality improvement of prehospital trauma care and possible structural changes in the future. In addition, we look at diagnostic approaches during initial emergency room care. …