Information technology for trauma registers and service management

• Main Authors: Jessica de Arêa Leão Silva, Iel Marciano de Moraes Filho, Ailane Milard Moreira de Souza, Mariane Conceição Paixão, Acza Araújo Soreas de Alcântara, Sandra de de Nazaré Costa Monteiro
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Faculdade de Ciências e Educação Sena Aires 2018-09-01
• Series: REVISA
• Subjects: tecnologia da informação; registro de trauma; enfermagem; estudo de validação.
• Online Access: http://revistafacesa.senaaires.com.br/index.php/revisa/article/view/344
• ISSN: 2316-848X; 2179-0981

<p>This article describes the construction and validation process of a trauma register software aiming at the identification of sociodemographic profiles and severity scores with a view to the creation of a reliable trauma patients database. Our methodology was developed in five stages: situational diagnosis; literature review; production of illustrations, layout, design and texts; validation of software contents’ feasibility; and piloting. The product of this process is the SISAT trauma information system, created with 13 user-friendly screens, including 37 sociodemographic and clinical variables for primary and secondary assessments, trauma severity scales, medical procedure, conducts, referral and discharge. The SISAT system was then implemented at a trauma referral center in Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil. Trauma registers in developed countries are characterized by safety and quality of care. The system resulting from this research has the potential to subsidize actions such as research, decision-making and trauma care quality improvements.</p>