Table 1 Study variables used in the benchmarking study
From: International benchmarking of tertiary trauma centers: productivity and throughput approach
Category | Measures for all trauma patients | Measures for patients with proximal femoral fractures |
|---|---|---|
Basic information | ED visits per year (n) ISS ≥15/22 patients per year (n) Trauma team activations per year (n) ED visits admitted to hospital (n/%) Acute surgeries (n/%) Acute trauma surgeries (n/%) | Surgeries per year (n) Mean patient age (years) |
Productivity measures | ED volumes per physician/nurse/total personnel in ED (n) Acute surgeries per physician/nurse/total personnel in ED (n) Trauma surgeries per surgeon/anesthesiologist/nurse in operating units (n) Trauma surgery time per surgeon/anesthesiologist/nurses in operating units (n) | |
Throughput measures | Average pre-operative length of stay (LOS) per urgency category (hours) Share of trauma patients operated within first/second day (%) Average post-operative LOS (days) Average total LOS (days) | Average pre-operative LOS (hours) Average post-operative LOS (days) Average surgery time (min) |
Outcome measures | ED mortality rate (excluding death-on-arrival patients) (%) Share of non-admitted ED patients (%) Share of trauma patients discharged from ward (%) | Share of patients discharged (%) |