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Evaluating an inclusive trauma system using linked population-based data.

David E Clark1, Katherine L Anderson, David R Hahn

  • 1Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, USA.

The Journal of Trauma
|September 30, 2004
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Linking multiple administrative databases provides an inexpensive way to describe inclusive trauma systems. This method can help improve trauma care quality and patient outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Services Research
  • Trauma Surgery

Background:

  • Federal and professional programs mandate "inclusive" trauma systems.
  • Evaluating such systems requires comprehensive data integration.
  • This study assessed an inclusive trauma system using multi-source administrative data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate an inclusive trauma system.
  • To demonstrate the utility of linked administrative data for trauma system assessment.
  • To identify opportunities for quality improvement in trauma care.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized ambulance reports, discharge data, and death certificates from Maine (1998-2000).
  • Employed probabilistic record-linkage software for data unduplication and joining.

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  • Determined case outcomes including hospitalization, discharge status, and 30-day mortality.

    • Main Results:

    • Annually, 11,100 injured individuals were treated and released, 573 admitted, and 51.3 died per 100,000 population.
    • Trauma centers received 37.0% of major cases directly and 15.4% via transfer.
    • Significant injury deaths (51.4%) occurred without medical intervention; outcomes varied across care settings.

    Conclusions:

    • Record linkage offers a cost-effective method for describing inclusive trauma systems.
    • This approach can facilitate comparative hospital statistics and identify areas for quality improvement.
    • Integrated administrative data supports comprehensive trauma system evaluation.