Is case triaging a useful tool for emergency surgeries? A review of 106 trauma surgery cases at a level 1 trauma center in South Africa

Is case triaging a useful tool for emergency surgeries? A review of 106 trauma surgery cases at a level 1 trauma center in South Africa

Abstract Background The optimal timing for emergency surgical interventions and implementation of protocols for trauma surgery is insufficient in the literature. The Groote Schuur emergency surgery triage (GSEST) system, based on Cape Triaging Score (CTS), is followed at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH)...

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Main Authors: Sharfuddin Chowdhury, Andrew John Nicol, Mahammed Riyaad Moydien, Pradeep Harkison Navsaria, Luis Felipe Montoya-Pelaez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Subjects:
Emergency surgery case triage
Trauma surgery
Postoperative complication
Outcome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13017-018-0166-5

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