Do patient outcomes differ when the trauma team leader is a surgeon or non-surgeon? A multicentre cohort study.
John TaylorRecep GezerVesna IvkovMete ErdoganSamar HejaziRobert GreenJohn M TallonBenjamin TuypJaimini ThakorePaul T EngelsAlun AckeryAndrew BeckettKelly VogtNeil ParryChristopher HeydAngela CoatesJacinthe LampronIain MacPhailPublished in: CJEM (2023)
After risk adjustment, there was no difference in mortality between trauma patients treated by surgeon or non-surgeon TTLs. Our study supports emergency physicians performing the role of TTL at level 1 trauma centres.