Maximising access to timely trauma care across population of Karachi and its districts: a geospatial approach to develop a trauma care network.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop and propose a cost-effective trauma care network for Karachi, Pakistan, by calculating maximum timely trauma care (TTC) coverage achieved with the addition of potential designated private and public level 1 and level 2 trauma centres (TCs).

Setting

A lower middle-income country metropolis, Karachi is Pakistan's largest city with a population of 16 million and a total of 56 hospitals as per government registry data.

Participants

41 potential TCs selected using a two-level, contextually-relevant TC designation criteria adapted from various international guidelines.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Maximum TTC coverage achievable with the addition of potential TCs. Proposed trauma care network composition to achieve maximum TTC coverage

SUBMITTER: Ashraf MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8984006 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature