Objectives/Hypothesis Despite being common, neck injuries have received relatively little
attention for important quality of care metrics. This study sought to determine the association …

Background: Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients require urgent surgical evaluation
and intervention for various conditions, such as infectious or obstructive diseases of the …

Abstract Purpose Trauma team leaders (TTLs) have traditionally been general surgeons;
however, some trauma centres use a mixed model of care where both surgeons and non …

Background Trauma centres and systems have been associated with improved morbidity
and mortality after injury. However, variability in outcomes across centres within a given …

Background There is currently no integrated data system to capture the true burden of injury
and its management within Ontario's regional trauma networks (RTNs), largely owing to …

Background: In recent years traumatic injuries and their related mortality have become a
major public health issue in Iran. This study aimed to assess injuries and mortality rate in …

Health care systems in Canada provide benefits to patients but have issues with costs and
wait lists. Long wait lists negatively affect patients' welfares. This in turn can increase costs …

Improving outcomes such as mortality for patients who are critically ill involves identifying the
root causes, developing options for improvement, and then implementing changes in either …

Introduction Quality improvement (QI) is mandatory in trauma centres but there is no
prescription for doing successful QI. Considerable variation in implementation strategies and …

There are growing difficulties in caring for patients with acute surgical emergencies. In
response, some trauma centers restructured their surgical services, integrating critical care …