Table 3 Emergency procedures for a total of 324 trauma patients admitted with activation of the trauma team or ISS > 15* at the University Hospital of North Norway Tromsø during 2013–2014. One patient can receive more than one procedure, both in the local hospital and in the trauma center
From: Evaluation of a trauma team activation protocol revision: a prospective cohort study
Emergency procedure | Number of patients receiving a procedure among all patients (percentage of patients), n = 324 | Number of patients receiving a procedure at the local hospital before transfer, n = 74 | Number of undertriaged patients (no TTA** and ISS > 15) receiving a procedure, n = 37 |
|---|---|---|---|
Endotracheal intubation | 57 (17 %) | 27 | - |
Damage control thoracotomy | 2 (0.6 %) | - | - |
Damage control laparotomy | 12 (3.7 %) | 4 | - |
Extraperitoneal pelvic packing | 1 (0.3 %) | - | - |
Revascularization of an extremity | - | - | - |
Intervention radiology | 8 (2.5 %) | - | 2 |
Craniotomy | 26 (8.0 %) | - | 8 |
insertion of intracranial pressure bolt | 19 (5.9 %) | - | 4 |
chest tube insertion | 26 (8.0 %) | 13 | 2 |
external fracture stabilization | 7 (2.2 %) | 2 | 2 |
Other procedures to stabilize airways, respiration or circulation | 11 (3.4 %) | - | - |
Sum of all patients with an emergency procedures | 92 | 46 | 14 |