Effects of a Virtual Trauma Clinic on admissions and length of stay for minor to moderate trauma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the feasibility of a Virtual Trauma Clinic (VTC) for patients with minor to moderate trauma, and evaluate patient satisfaction and outcomes.

Methods

One hundred VTC patients were matched 1:1 with historical patients from the hospital trauma registry who received conventional care. Matching was based on age ± 5 years, sex, mechanism of injury, Injury Severity Score ± 2, trauma team activation and day of week of presentation. VTC patients were sent surveys on experience and outcome measures.

Results

VTC was associated with reduced average hospital length of stay for admitted patients by 1.81 days (95% CI = -2.82, -0.79; P = 0.001) and reduced hospital admissions (odds ratio 0.26; 95% CI = 0.14, 0.48; P < 0.001). There was an avoidance of 199 inp

SUBMITTER: Shuja A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11744416 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature