A Comparison Of Trauma Care In Victoria, Australia And Hong KongYou must be a full Eusem member to view this file Go backTrauma care systems: a comparison of trauma care in Victoria, Australia and Hong KongCA Graham, NK Cheung, CH Cheng, BJ Gabbe, JHH Yeung, T Kossmann, RT Judson, TH Rainer, PA CameronChinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaMonash University & University of Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaBackgroundDespite the high incidence of major trauma internationally, few studies have directly compared the performance of trauma systemsHow should performance be measured?ObjectiveThis study compared trauma system performance in Victoria, Australia (VIC) and Hong Kong, China (HKSAR)MethodsRetrospective analysis of prospectively collected trauma registry data Study period: January 2001 to January 2005Settings: Hong Kong and VictoriaPatients with blunt trauma and injury severity score of >15 were includedAnalysisData was compared in different categories as: Background information: age, sex, co-morbidityInjury related: mechanism of injury, injury patternCare related: trauma call activation, intensive care service usage, hospital stay, mortalityAnalysisUnivariate ana |