Abstract:Objectives To describe an updated epidemiology of major trauma cases presenting to a regional hospital in Hong Kong and to analyse the impact of enhanced intensive care on the outcome of major trauma patients. Methods This was a retrospective comparative study. In late 2004, we amended our trauma care system with enhancement of intensive care in the management of major trauma patients. An 18-month period was chosen before and after the amendment respectively and patients' data and crude mortality rate between … Show more
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