Junsik Kwon, Myeonggyun Lee, Seoyoung Song, Sora Kim, Jonghwan Moon, Yo Huh, Kyoungwon Jung
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Abstract
Background: The Korean government and experts initiated a national trauma system development project in 2012. Its first major initiative was establishing and operating regional trauma centers across the country. We assessed whether the severity-adjusted mortality rates were lower in trauma centers compared with non-trauma centers and the specific benefits of trauma centers for patients with trauma.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed the data of patients with trauma registered in the National Emergency Department Information System from 2015 to 2019. Additionally, we used the Korean Trauma Data Bank and trauma center status data provided by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. We focused on patients with survival probabilities of < 0.5 according to the International Classification of Diseases Injury Severity Score, 9th Edition. The severity-adjusted mortality rates between the trauma centers and non-trauma centers were compared.
Results: The 7 qualified trauma centers had notably more younger patients with penetrating injuries than the non-trauma centers. Patients admitted to the trauma centers had more critical vital signs and a higher incidence of reduced consciousness than those admitted to the non-trauma centers. After adjusting for severity, the in-hospital mortality rates were significantly lower in the trauma centers than in the non-trauma centers (16.9% vs. 18.2%; relative risk, 0.933; 95% confidence interval, 0.874-0.997). Patients in shock conditions had significantly lower mortality rates when treated in trauma centers. The disparity in cumulative mortality rates between the trauma centers and non-trauma centers was most pronounced 2 days post-admission.
Conclusion: This study confirmed that the national project for establishing regional trauma centers effectively reduced mortality rates among severely injured patients.
Trial registration: Clinical Research Information Service Identifier: KCT0009684.
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The Journal of Korean Medical Science (JKMS) is an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal of medicine published weekly in English. The Journal’s publisher is the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (KAMS), Korean Medical Association (KMA). JKMS aims to publish evidence-based, scientific research articles from various disciplines of the medical sciences. The Journal welcomes articles of general interest to medical researchers especially when they contain original information. Articles on the clinical evaluation of drugs and other therapies, epidemiologic studies of the general population, studies on pathogenic organisms and toxic materials, and the toxicities and adverse effects of therapeutics are welcome.
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