Tackling the burden of injury in Australasia: developing a binational trauma registry

dc.contributor.authorDavey, T.
dc.contributor.authorPollard, C.
dc.contributor.authorAitken, L.
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, M.
dc.contributor.authorBellamy, N.
dc.contributor.authorCass, D.
dc.contributor.authorDanne, P.
dc.contributor.authorGriggs, W.
dc.contributor.authorCameron, P.
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, R.
dc.contributor.authorHamill, J.
dc.contributor.authorRao, S.
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, D.
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, C.
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionThe document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.
dc.description.abstractExisting trauma registries in Australia and New Zealand play an important role in monitoring the management of injured patients. Over the past decade, such monitoring has been translated into changes in clinical processes and practices. Monitoring and changes have been ad hoc, as there are currently no Australasian benchmarks for “optimal” injury management. A binational trauma registry is urgently needed to benchmark injury management to improve outcomes for injured patients.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityTamzyn M Davey, Cliff W Pollard, Leanne M Aitken, Mark Fitzgerald, Nicholas Bellamy, Daniel Cass, Peter D Danne, William M Griggs, Peter A Cameron, Robert N Atkinson, James Hamill, Sudhakar Rao, Drew B Richardson and Christine O'Connor
dc.identifier.citationMedical Journal of Australia, 2006; 185(9):512-514
dc.identifier.doi10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00668.x
dc.identifier.issn0025-729X
dc.identifier.issn1326-5377
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/32751
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralasian Med Publ Co Ltd
dc.source.urihttp://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/185_09_061106/dav10195_fm.html
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectWounds and Injuries
dc.subjectHospitalization
dc.subjectRegistries
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectOutcome Assessment, Health Care
dc.titleTackling the burden of injury in Australasia: developing a binational trauma registry
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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