Patterns and Predictors of Timely Presentation and Outcomes of Polytrauma Patients Referred to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania.
Elishah N PremjiSaid S KilindimoHendry Robert SaweAmne O YussufAlphonce Nsabi SimbilaHussein K ManjiJuma A MfinangaEllen J WeberPublished in: Emergency medicine international (2022)
The majority of polytrauma patients arrive at the tertiary facilities delayed for more than 6 hours and a distance of more than 8 km between facilities is associated with delay. Hypotension, hypoxia, and GCS of less than 8 are independent predictors of poor outcome. In the interim, there is a need to expedite the transfer of polytrauma patients to trauma care capable centers.