Development and pilot implementation of a standardised trauma documentation form to inform a national trauma registry in a low-resource setting: lessons from Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Trauma registries are an integral part of a well-organised trauma system. Tanzania, like many low and middle-income countries, does not have a trauma registry. We describe the development, structure, implementation and impact of a context appropriate standardised trauma form based on the adaptation of the WHO Data Set for Injury (DSI), for clinical documentation and use in a national trauma registry.

Setting

Our study was conducted in emergency units of five regional referral hospitals in Tanzania.

Procedures

Mixed methods participatory action research was employed. After an assessment of baseline trauma documentation, we conducted semi-structured interviews with a purposefully selected sample of 33 healthcare providers from all participating hospitals to u

SUBMITTER: Sawe HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7545631 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature