The effects of different pre-hospital intervention of treatment modes on the prognosis of patients with severe multiple trauma

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effects of different treatment modes on the prognosis of patients with severe trauma. Methods The general data of 396 patients with severe trauma [injurey severity scores(ISS)≥25] in our hospital emergency for treatment from January 1, 2008 to January 1, 2012 was collected. The trauma patients were divided into study group and control group. In the study group, the trauma patients were cared by emergency physician of our hospital for pre-hospital treatment during transportation by ambulance since January 1, 2010. In the control group, the trauma patients were served with traditional pre-hospital emergency care by the 120 and 999 before January 1, 2010. The injury severity score, medical care and outcomes were recorded in trauma database and the efficiency and quality of medical care were compared between two groups. Results The emergency treatment time, length of hospital stays, ICU admission rate, pre-hospital mortality rate, long-term (6 months) disability rate, and complication rate in the study group were lower than those in the control group, presenting (78.23±21.57)min vs. (96. 45±35.14)min, (23.55±12.46)d vs.(28.67±20.72)d, 8.1% (18/222) vs. 65.5% (114/174), 13.3% (34/256) vs. 21.6% (48/222), 4.1% (9/222) vs. 9.2% (16/174), 8.1% (18/222) vs.18.4% (32/174), in which the differences were statistically significant (P 0.05). There was no significant difference in time from occurrence of injury to receiving treatment between the two groups. Conclusion Emergency physicians-cared mode had advantages to improve treatment success rates and reduce mortality in patients with multiple trauma compared with the current conventional emergency mode. It is a good alternative emergency mode. Key words: Severe trauma; Treatment mode; Multiple injuries; Injury severity score