The impact of regionalized trauma care on the distribution of severely injured patients in the Netherlands.
Suzan DijkinkErik W van ZwetPieta KrijnenLuke P H LeenenFrank W BloemersMichael J R EdwardsDennis Den HartogPeter A LeenhoutsMartijn PoezeW Richard SpanjersbergKlaus W WendtRalph J De WitStefan W A M Van ZuthpenInger B SchipperPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2021)
Since the introduction of a well-organized trauma system in the Netherlands, trauma care has become progressively centralized, with more severely injured patients being directly presented to a TC. However, still 30% of these patients is initially brought to a NTC. Future research should focus on improving pre-hospital triage to facilitate swift transfer of the right patient to the right hospital.