Status of trauma quality improvement programs in the Andean region: What foundation do we have to build on.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Trauma quality improvement (QI) programs have been shown to improve outcomes and decrease cost. These are high priorities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where 2,000,000 deaths due to survivable injuries occur each year. We sought to define areas for improvement in trauma QI programs in four LMICs.

Methods

We conducted a survey among trauma care providers in four Andean middle-income countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Results

336 physicians, medical students, nurses, administrators and paramedical professionals responded to the cross-sectional survey with a response rate greater than 90% in all included countries except Bolivia, where the response rate was 14%. Eighty-seven percent of respondents reported morbidity and mortality

SUBMITTER: LaGrone LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5562511 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature