How Do Hospital-Specific Data Dictionaries Impact Competency Level With Data Collection: A National Survey.

Background: Trauma registry staff are tasked with high-quality data collection to support program requirements. Hospital-specific data dictionaries are increasingly used to ensure accurate data collection, yet it is unknown how such a resource impacts a trauma registry team's competency with data collection.

Objective: This study sought to explore whether having a hospital-specific data dictionary affected trauma service team members' self-reported competency level with abstracting required and nonrequired data elements.

Trauma Registry Data Collection Practices and the Impact of Hospital Data Dictionaries: A National Survey.

Background: Trauma programs are required to collect a uniform set of trauma variables and submit data to regional, state, and or national registries. Programs may also collect unique data elements to support hospital-specific initiatives.

Objective: This study explored what additional data elements are being collected by U.

Effect of Pre-Hospital Use of the Assessment of Blood Consumption Score and Pre-Thawed Fresh Frozen Plasma on Resuscitation and Trauma Mortality.

Background: Early blood product resuscitation reduces trauma patient mortality from hemorrhage. This mortality benefit depends on a system that can rapidly identify actively bleeding patients, initiate massive transfusion protocol (MTP), and mobilize resources to the bedside. We hypothesized that process improvement efforts that identify patients early and mobilize appropriate blood products to the bedside for immediate use would improve mortality.