TY - JOUR
T1 - The long term effects of early analysis of a trauma registry
AU - Shaban, Sami
AU - Ashour, Mazen
AU - Bashir, Masoud
AU - El-Ashaal, Yousef
AU - Branicki, Frank
AU - Abu-Zidan, Fikri M.
N1 - Funding Information:
We were able to establish a Trauma Registry at Al-Ain Hospital. This was possible with support a research grant from the UAE University. Trauma registries need to be an integral part of health informatics data collection. Such Registries are valuable tools for identifying considerations that require implementation of quality improvement policy and are essential for much needed progress in the health care system [14].
Funding Information:
We thank Trauma Services at Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia for permission to modify and use their data collection forms. This study has been supported by grants from the United Arab Emirates University (Project # 01-07-8-11/03) and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University (NP/03/011).
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Background. We established a trauma registry in 2003 to collect data on trauma patients, which is a major cause of death in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aim of this paper is to report on the long term effects of our early analysis of this registry. Methods. Data in the early stages of this trauma registry were collected for 503 patients during a period of 6 months in 2003. Data was collected on a paper form and then entered into the trauma registry using a self-developed Access database. Descriptive analysis was performed. Results. Most were males (87%), the mean age (SD) was 30.5 (14.9). UAE citizens formed 18.5%. Road traffic collisions caused an overwhelming 34.2% of injuries with 29.7% of those involving UAE citizens while work-related injuries were 26.2%. The early analysis of this registry had two major impacts. Firstly, the alarmingly high rate of UAE nationals in road traffic collisions standardized to the population led to major concerns and to the development of a specialized road traffic collision registry three years later. Second, the equally alarming high rate of work-related injuries led to collaboration with a Preventive Medicine team who helped with refining data elements of the trauma registry to include data important for research in trauma prevention. Conclusion. Analysis of a trauma registry as early as six months can lead to useful information which has long term effects on the progress of trauma research and prevention.
AB - Background. We established a trauma registry in 2003 to collect data on trauma patients, which is a major cause of death in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aim of this paper is to report on the long term effects of our early analysis of this registry. Methods. Data in the early stages of this trauma registry were collected for 503 patients during a period of 6 months in 2003. Data was collected on a paper form and then entered into the trauma registry using a self-developed Access database. Descriptive analysis was performed. Results. Most were males (87%), the mean age (SD) was 30.5 (14.9). UAE citizens formed 18.5%. Road traffic collisions caused an overwhelming 34.2% of injuries with 29.7% of those involving UAE citizens while work-related injuries were 26.2%. The early analysis of this registry had two major impacts. Firstly, the alarmingly high rate of UAE nationals in road traffic collisions standardized to the population led to major concerns and to the development of a specialized road traffic collision registry three years later. Second, the equally alarming high rate of work-related injuries led to collaboration with a Preventive Medicine team who helped with refining data elements of the trauma registry to include data important for research in trauma prevention. Conclusion. Analysis of a trauma registry as early as six months can lead to useful information which has long term effects on the progress of trauma research and prevention.
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U2 - 10.1186/1749-7922-4-42
DO - 10.1186/1749-7922-4-42
M3 - Article
C2 - 19930710
AN - SCOPUS:72349093214
SN - 1749-7922
VL - 4
JO - World Journal of Emergency Surgery
JF - World Journal of Emergency Surgery
IS - 1
M1 - 42
ER -