Table 3.
Outcome, post-traumatic management, and society integrational effect indicators (VAE ventilator-associated events, TBI traumatic brain injury, ED emergency department, ICU intensive care unit, OR operating room)
| Category | Subcategory | Indicator | Patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Admission data | ICU lenght of stay | Patients admitted to ICU |
| Lenght of stay | All patients | ||
| Ventilator-associated events (VAE) | All patients | ||
| Adverse events (according to Clavien-Dindo classification) | Complications during hospital stay | All patients | |
| Pulmonary embolus | All patients | ||
| Mortality | Mortality rate | Admitted patients | |
| Death < 48 h after arrival | All patients | ||
| Deaths >1 h after arrival occur on ward (not in ED) | Vital signs on arrival | ||
| Death > 48 h after arrival | All patients | ||
| Mortality in severe TBI | Severe TBI | ||
| Penetrating injury mortality | Patients with penetrating injury | ||
| Blunt multisystem injury mortality | Patients with multisystem injury | ||
| Blunt single-system mortality | Patients with single-system injury | ||
| TBI deaths > 3 h following arrival in level III/IV center | TBI with GCS >12 and max head AIS > max AIS in other anatomic regions | ||
| Failure to rescue (severe) | Patients died with unsolved severe complication | Patients who died among those with Clavien-Dindo grades 3–5 complications | |
| Functional outcome | Evaluation of patient functional status (at hospital) | All patients | |
| Outcomes review | Peer review of trauma deaths to evaluate quality of care and determine whether the death was potentially preventable | Dead patients | |
| Early post-op events | Tertiary survey | All patients | |
| Unexpected return to OR | All operated patients with no ongoing damage control surgery | ||
| Post-traumatic management | Long-term physical disability facilities/support | All patients | |
| Psychological disability facilities/support | All patients | ||
| Behavioral change and secondary health loss quantification | All patients | ||
| Tangible costs quantification | All patients | ||
| Intangible costs quantification | All patients | ||
| Society integrational effects | Observer consequences evaluation/support | All patients | |
| Carer consequences evaluation/support | All patients | ||
| Dependent consequence evaluation/support | All patients |