Follow-up of severely injured patients can be embedded in routine hospital care: results from a feasibility study.
Elizabeth WakeCaitlin BrandenburgKatharine HeathcoteKate DaleDon CampbellMagnolia CardonaPublished in: Hospital practice (1995) (2022)
Telephone follow-up within a clinical trauma service team is feasible, accepted by staff and valued by patients and families. Despite time constraints, the successful implementation of this program is reliant on existing clinical/patient relationships, staff teamwork and leadership support.