Publications by authors named "Vytautas Aukstakalnis"
Purpose: To determine the impact of structured debriefings (SD) with audio/video review of trauma patients' resuscitation events on trauma team (TT) technical and non-technical skills.
Methods: Single-center prospective observational cohort study. The study included all emergency department patients aged 18 years or older who received resuscitation from the TT.
Background: As a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and national quarantine, different levels of social and movement restrictions, and stay-at-home requests, trauma trends have changed. The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of lockdown on patients treated by the trauma team (TT) at a single major Lithuanian trauma center during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: This is a retrospective, descriptive study of adult (≥18 years old) trauma patients (for whom the TT was activated).
Introduction: A precise tool for analysis of trauma team performance is missing.
Objectives: To create a framework for trauma team performance analysis and feedback.
Methods: An observational study in a level I trauma centre in Lithuania was performed from January 1 2017 to August 31 2017.
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify and assess the effects of changes in the Lithuanian trauma service from 2007 to 2012. We postulate that the implications derived from this study will be of importance to trauma policy planners and makers in Lithuania and throughout other countries of Eastern and Central Europe.
Materials And Methods: Out of 10,390 trauma admissions to four trauma centers in 2007, 294 patients (2.