Maturation process and international accreditation of trauma system in a rapidly developing country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As trauma systems mature, they are expected to improve patient care, reduce in-hospital complications and optimize outcomes. Qatar has a single trauma center, at the Hamad General Hospital, which serves as the hub for the trauma system that was verified as a level 1 trauma system by the Accreditation Canada International Distinction program in 2014. We hypothesized that this international accreditation was a major step, in the maturation process of the Qatar trauma system, that has positively impacted patient care, reduced complications and improved outcomes of trauma patients in such a rapidly developing country.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of data was conducted for all trauma patients who were admitted between 2010 and 2018. Data were obtained from the leve

SUBMITTER: El-Menyar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7728290 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature