Higher procedural volume predicts better trauma care outcomes.
- High-volume trauma centers (3.7% mortality) significantly outperform low-volume centers (5.4%) on mortality, p<0.001.
- Major complication rates are also lower in high-volume centers (3.1%) compared to low-volume (8.1%), p<0.001.
Surgeons should focus on procedural volume for better patient outcomes.
- Centers grouped by total trauma volume showed the opposite trends for mortality and complications, indicating a need to revise trauma center verification criteria.
Journal Article by Joseph B, Castillo-Diaz F (…) Magnotti LJ et 2 al. in J Am Coll Surg
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