A prospective stepped wedge cohort evaluation of the new national trauma team activation criteria in Sweden - the TRAUMALERT study.
Fredrik LinderLina HolmbergMartin BjorckClaes JuhlinKnut ThorbjornsenJan WisingerPer PollerydHampus EklofKevin ManiPublished in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2019)
The newly implemented Swedish TTA criteria result in a reduction in limited TTA frequency, indicating an increased efficiency in use of resources. The over- and undertriage is unchanged compared to former criteria, thus upholding patient safety.