Background Traumatic injuries are of global health concern and significant contributors to Emergency Department (ED) and hospital workload. Aim To compare patterns of traumatic injuries among patient presentations to the ED across different modes of arrival (ambulance, police, or private transport) …

Background: Although the timely involvement of trauma surgeons is widely accepted as standard care in a trauma center, there is an ongoing debate regarding the value of an on-site attending trauma surgeon compared to an on-call trauma surgeon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of introducing …

Background: Non-technical errors, such as insufficient communication or leadership, are a major cause of medical failures during trauma resuscitation. Research on staffing variation among trauma teams on teamwork is still in their infancy. In this study, the extent of variation in trauma team staffing …

Introduction: A trauma resuscitation is dynamic and complex process in which failures could lead to serious adverse events. In several trauma centers, evaluation of trauma resuscitation is part of a hospital's quality assessment program. While video analysis is commonly used, some hospitals use live …

In dit onderzoek worden de verschillen tussen het Nederlandse handboek Richtlijnen Ontwerp Autosnelwegen (ROA) en het Vlaamse handboek Vademecum Weginfrastructuur (VWI) geanalyseerd. Hierbij wordt er een poging gedaan om een eerste opzet van een samengevoegd handboek tussen Nederland en Vlaanderen te …

Ondervoeding bij thuiswonende ouderen komt vaak voor en wordt meestal niet op tijd gesignaleerd. Gemiddeld is één op de drie tot vier zorgvragers in Nederland ondervoed. In verpleeghuizen is 15% ondervoed, in ziekenhuizen is dit 25% en binnen de thuiszorg leidt zo’n 33% van de ouderen aan ondervoeding. …

Introduction: Retrospective studies suggest that a rapid initiation of treatment results in a better prognosis for patients in the emergency department. There could be a difference between the actual medication administration time and the documented time in the electronic health record. In this study, the …

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Purpose Half of the patients experience pain during their ICU stay which is known to influence their outcomes. Nurses and physicians encounter organizational barriers towards pain assessment and treatment. We aimed to evaluate the association between adequate pain management and nurse to patient ratio, …

Purpose In this systematic literature review, the effects of the application of a checklist during in hospital resuscitation of trauma patients on adherence to the ATLS guidelines, trauma team performance, and patient-related outcomes were integrated. Methods A systematic review was performed following …