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Model for trauma outcomes management in patients with multiple trauma
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
|December 1, 1993
Summary
Critically injured patients with chest trauma require coordinated care. The Trauma Outcomes Management Model and trauma outcome guides improve assessment, tracking, and analysis of interventions for better patient results.
Area of Science:
- Trauma care
- Critical care medicine
- Health services research
Background:
- Chest trauma presents severe, life-threatening injuries requiring complex post-operative management.
- Coordinated care across pre-hospital, acute, and rehabilitation phases is crucial for optimal patient outcomes in trauma.
- Existing care models may lack comprehensive tools for tracking interventions and costs throughout the trauma continuum.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the design and implementation of trauma outcome guides.
- To introduce the Trauma Outcomes Management Model for assessing and tracking patient care.
- To analyze the relationship between interventions, outcomes, and costs in trauma care.
Main Methods:
- Development and utilization of trauma outcome guides.
- Application of the Trauma Outcomes Management Model in Emergency and Critical Care departments.
- Data collection and analysis of interventions, patient outcomes, and care costs.
Main Results:
- Trauma outcome guides were designed and implemented in clinical practice.
- The Trauma Outcomes Management Model facilitated assessment and tracking of patient care.
- Analysis demonstrated the relationship between specific interventions and patient outcomes and costs.
Conclusions:
- Trauma outcome guides are valuable tools for managing critically injured patients.
- The Trauma Outcomes Management Model enhances the assessment and analysis of trauma care.
- Integrated approaches improve patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness in trauma care.