Adherence to national trauma triage criteria in Norway: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Norwegian hospitals employed individual trauma triage criteria until 2015 when nationwide criteria were implemented. There is a lack of empirical evidence regarding adherence to Norwegian national criteria for activation of the trauma team (NTrC) and the decision-making processes regarding trauma team activation (TTA) within Norwegian trauma hospitals. The objectives of this study were to investigate institutional adherence to the NTrC and to investigate similarities and differences in the decision-making process leading to TTA in Norwegian trauma hospitals.

Methods

A digital semi-structured questionnaire regarding adherence to criteria, TTA decision-making and criteria documentation was distributed to all Norwegian trauma hospitals (n = 38) in the spring of 2022.

SUBMITTER: Hoas EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11656868 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature