Survival Gains in Trauma Care: Tertiary Centers Excel

Major trauma patients fare better at tertiary trauma centers due to critical interventions.

  • In-hospital mortality is 5.65% at tertiary centers vs. 7.04% at non-tertiary centers (risk ratio 1.25).
  • Key factors contributing to lower mortality include massive blood transfusions (45.67%) and effective hemorrhage control through laparotomy (30.13%).

Surgeons should focus on implementing these interventions to enhance patient outcomes in trauma management.

  • Airway procedures also play a significant role, performed in 44.40% of cases at tertiary centers.

Journal Article by Acharya P, Garwe T (…) Cross AM et 6 al. in J Surg Res

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