Kate Curtis1, Shizar Nahidi2, Belinda Gabbe3, Kirsten Vallmuur4, Katherine Martin5, Ramon Z Shaban6, Grant Christey7. 1. The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sydney, Australia; Trauma Quality Improvement Sub-Committee, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australia; Australasian Trauma Society, Australia; Australian Trauma Quality Improvement Program (AusTQIP), Australia; Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, NSW, Australia; University of Wollongong, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Wollongong, Australia. Electronic address: kate.curtis1@health.nsw.gov.au. 2. The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sydney, Australia. 3. Australasian Trauma Society, Australia; Monash University, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, Australia. 4. Australian Trauma Quality Improvement Program (AusTQIP), Australia; Queensland University of Technology, Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Faculty of Health, School of Public Health and Social Work, Australia; Jamieson Trauma Institute, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Queensland Health, Australia. 5. Trauma Quality Improvement Sub-Committee, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australia; Australasian Trauma Society, Australia. 6. The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sydney, Australia; Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology and the Directorate of Nursing, Midwifery and Clinical Governance, Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead, NSW, Australia. 7. Trauma Quality Improvement Sub-Committee, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australia; Australasian Trauma Society, Australia; Australian Trauma Quality Improvement Program (AusTQIP), Australia; Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology and the Directorate of Nursing, Midwifery and Clinical Governance, Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead, NSW, Australia; Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand; Waikato Clinical School, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Injury is a leading cause of death and disability world-wide. Little is known about the day-to-day challenges the trauma clinicians face in their practice that they feel could be improved through an increased evidence base. This study explored and ranked the trauma clinical practice research priorities of trauma care professionals across Australia and New Zealand. METHODS: A modified-Delphi study was conducted between September 2019 and January 2020. The study employed two rounds of online survey of trauma professionals from relevant Australia and New Zealand professional organisations using snowballing method. Participants were asked to rank the importance of 29 recommendations, each corresponding to a key challenge in trauma care delivery. Decisions on the priorities of the challenges were determined by a consensus of >70% of respondents ranking the challenge as important or very important. RESULTS: One hundred and fifty-five participants completed Round One, and 106 participants completed Round Two. A total of 15 recommendations reached >70% in Round One. Nine recommendations also reached >70% consensus in Round Two. Recommendations ranked highest were 'Caring for elderly trauma patients', 'Identifying and validating key performance indicators for trauma system benchmarking and improvement', and 'Management of traumatic brain injury'. CONCLUSION: This study identified the priority areas for trauma research as determined by clinician ranking of the most important for informing and improving their practice. Addressing these areas generates potential to improve the quality and safety of trauma care in Australian and New Zealand. Crown
INTRODUCTION: Injury is a leading cause of death and disability world-wide. Little is known about the day-to-day challenges the trauma clinicians face in their practice that they feel could be improved through an increased evidence base. This study explored and ranked the trauma clinical practice research priorities of trauma care professionals across Australia and New Zealand. METHODS: A modified-Delphi study was conducted between September 2019 and January 2020. The study employed two rounds of online survey of trauma professionals from relevant Australia and New Zealand professional organisations using snowballing method. Participants were asked to rank the importance of 29 recommendations, each corresponding to a key challenge in trauma care delivery. Decisions on the priorities of the challenges were determined by a consensus of >70% of respondents ranking the challenge as important or very important. RESULTS: One hundred and fifty-five participants completed Round One, and 106 participants completed Round Two. A total of 15 recommendations reached >70% in Round One. Nine recommendations also reached >70% consensus in Round Two. Recommendations ranked highest were 'Caring for elderly traumapatients', 'Identifying and validating key performance indicators for trauma system benchmarking and improvement', and 'Management of traumatic brain injury'. CONCLUSION: This study identified the priority areas for trauma research as determined by clinician ranking of the most important for informing and improving their practice. Addressing these areas generates potential to improve the quality and safety of trauma care in Australian and New Zealand. Crown