Trauma resuscitation has changed a lot in the last 20 years. Not that long ago, most hemorrhagic shock patients received a crystalloid-based resuscitation. Many of us remember the resulting open abdomens with planned ventral hernias. That paradigm eventually gave way to blood component therapy with balanced ratios, followed by the goal of limiting crystalloids altogether…
Trauma volumes and injury types changed significantly for most hospitals during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most trauma centers saw an overall reduction…
Corrective action planning is a required part of loop closure for trauma performance improvement (PI). According to a recent survey, it is also one of…
Every trauma center must create a process for monitoring the validity of trauma registry data. In most centers, the focus is on retrospective review: periodically…
