In my last article, I showed how to use M and Z statistics to benchmark your trauma center’s outcomes. M and Z scores allow you…

The ACS Committee on Trauma requires all verified trauma centers to use a risk-adjusted benchmarking system to assess patient outcomes (CD 15–5). In addition, benchmarking…

High-quality data is essential to running a trauma center. While data quality depends on many factors, well-trained trauma registrars play a critical role. In my…

Calculating inter-rater reliability (IRR) is an essential part of ensuring trauma data quality. It is also a key component of registrar education. However, many trauma…

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an abrupt decrease in kidney function. AKIs can result from traumatic injury, but according to the National Trauma Data Standard…