John Taylor, Recep Gezer, Vesna Ivkov, Mete Erdogan, Samar Hejazi, Robert Green, John M Tallon, Benjamin Tuyp, Jaimini Thakore, Paul T Engels, Alun Ackery, Andrew Beckett, Kelly Vogt, Neil Parry, Christopher Heyd, Angela Coates, Jacinthe Lampron, Iain MacPhail
PURPOSE: Trauma team leaders (TTLs) have traditionally been general surgeons; however, some trauma centres use a mixed model of care where both surgeons and non-surgeons (primarily emergency physicians) perform this role. The objective of this multicentre study was to provide a well-powered study to determine if TTL specialty is associated with mortality among major trauma patients. METHODS: Data were collected from provincial trauma registries at six level 1 trauma centres across Canada over a 10-year period...
May 15, 2023: CJEM