Journal of Trauma and Injury

The Korean Society of Traumatology (대한외상학회)
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Effectiveness of Simple Trauma Team Activation Criteria on Prognosis of Severe Trauma Patients

단순 외상팀 활성화 조건이 중증 외상 환자의 치료 결과에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Dong Keon (Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Kang Hyun (Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Cha, Kyoung Chul (Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Park, Kyoung Hye (Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Choi, Han Joo (Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun (Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Hwang, Sung Oh (Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
  • 이동건 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 응급의학과) ;
  • 이강현 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 응급의학과) ;
  • 차경철 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 응급의학과) ;
  • 박경혜 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 응급의학과) ;
  • 최한주 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 응급의학과) ;
  • 김현 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 응급의학과) ;
  • 황성오 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 응급의학과)
  • Received : 2009.04.29
  • Accepted : 2009.06.09
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The goal of this study was to compare the outcome of the after trauma team (AfterTT) group to the before trauma team (BeforeTT) group. Methods: All trauma patients who visited to emergency room (ER) between July 1, 2006 and February 29,2008 based on trauma registry, with systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 90 mmHg or GCS < 9 were included in this study. We compared the amount of packed RBC transfusion, the ER stay time, the ER visit to CT evaluation time, the ER visit to operation time, the length of ICU stay, the length of hospital admission and the survival discharge rate between the AfterTT group and the BeforeTT group. Patients with brain injuries had little chance of survival. Burn patients, who visited the ER 24 hours after injury and patients who were dead on arrival (DOA) were excluded from this study. Results: Total of 93 patients were included in this study: 42 in the AfterTT group and 51 in the BeforeTT group. The AfterTT group and the Before TT group showed no differences in Revised Trauma Score (RTS) and mean age. The amount of packed RBC transfusion was lower in the AfterTT group, but no statistically significant difference was noted (AfterTT 11${\pm}$11units, BeforeTT 16${\pm}$15units, p=0.136). The ER visit to operation time was shorter in the AfterTT group, but there were no statistically significant difference between the groups (AfterTT 251${\pm}$223 minutes, BeforeTT 486${\pm}$460 minutes, p=0.082). The length of ICU stay was shorter in the AfterTT group, but the difference was not statistically significant (AfterTT 11${\pm}$12 days, Before TT 15${\pm}$30 days, p=0.438). The length of Hospital admission was shorter in the AfterTT group (AfterTT 43${\pm}$37 days, BeforeTT 68${\pm}$70 days, p=0.032), but this difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Simple Trauma team activation criteria decreased the amount of packed RBC transfusion and the hospital admission duration. Hemodynamic instability (SBP < 90 mmHg) and decreased mental state (GCS<9) are good indices for activating the trauma team.

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