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Trauma Quality Programs Mortality Reporting System Case Reports: Unanticipated Mortality Due to Prolonged Operative
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
|October 19, 2026
Abstract:
The American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Programs Mortality Reporting System is an online anonymous case reporting system designed to share experiences from rare events that may have contributed to unanticipated mortality at contributing trauma centers. This report analyzes cases, summarizes opportunities for truncated operating room time, and offers a defined framework to assess the need for a damage control strategy.