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Table 3 Results of process quality assessment before and after intervention

From: Effect of implementing quality control management in the treatment of severely injured patients: a retrospective cohort study in a level I trauma center in China

Items

PRE group

POST group

P-value

Completeness of documentation

290/298 (97.3%)

301/301 (100%)

 < 0.001

Delayed arrival of trauma surgeon

37/298 (12.4%)

0

 

Time of delay (min)

7.0 (1.3)

-

 

Delayed arrival of MDT

37/298 (12.4%)

0

 

Time of delay (min)

6.3 (1.2)

-

 

Duration of basic diagnostics (min)

24.0 (17.6)

13.5 (6.0)

 < 0.001

Duration until data on the hemoglobin level were available (min)

59.6 (43.6)

50.8 (41.0)

0.04

Duration until first CT scan (min)

44.2 (23.4)

27.9 (17.8)

 < 0.001

Time until intubation (min)

35.9 (33.0)

21.1 (9.4)

0.02

Time until chest tube insertion (min)

102.9 (100.3)

55.9 (17.3)

0.11

Time until transfusion (min)

96.7 (77.6)

48.9 (23.4)

 < 0.001

Time until emergency operation (min)

123.9 (14.3)

120.6 (12.3)

0.86

  1. Data are expressed as means (standard deviation) or as numbers (percentages)
  2. MDT Multidisciplinary team, CT Computed tomography, Not applicable