Rogaland Trauma System Study

The purpose of this study is to improve performance, Stavanger University Hospital (SUH) reorganized key system structures and introduced in 2009 mandatory documentation of field Revised Trauma Score on trauma patients, tiered trauma team activation and new guidelines for field triage. Through a before and after study, the investigators aim to measure how the quality improvement initiative will influence structure, process and outcomes variables.

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Key information

Conditions

Trauma Wounds and Injuries

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Stavanger University Hospital

Stavanger, Rogaland, 4011, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Included in trauma registry

Exclusion criteria

Excluded from trauma registry

Treatment and study plan

Trauma patients

Other

Primary outcomes

Diagnostic accuracy

Time frame: 7 years

Over and undertriage

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation

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Registry information

Official study title

Trauma System Evolution. A Quality Improvement Study of the Trauma System at Stavanger University Hospital, Norway.

Acronym: RTSS

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Apr 6, 2009
Registry last updated: May 8, 2013

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