Preventability of injury-related morbidity & mortality at four hospitals in Cameroon: A systematic approach to trauma quality improvement.
Dennis J ZhengLidwine Nsen MbuhRasheedat OkeSigne Mary Magdalene TanjongMelissa CarvalhoBanaken Louis HermanDébora GuidamNdiformuche Zikirou MbengawohRené Nlong MangFanny Nadia Dissak-DelonSabrinah Ariane ChristieAlain Chichom-MefireCatherine JuillardPublished in: World journal of surgery (2024)
Basic improvements in evaluation and management of life-threatening issues in the ED can significantly reduce the high rate of preventable trauma-related deaths across Cameroon. Formal trauma QI methods can be utilized in low-resource environments to determine mortality root causes and identify intervention targets.