Background: Training in trauma forms a fundamental component of general surgical training in Australia. It faces a number of challenges, including the limitations of working hours and increasing use of non-operative management techniques. Adjustment of rosters to encompass a "swing shift" (12pm-midnight) is one proposed solution to maximise exposure of junior surgical doctors to trauma. This proposal prompted a review of the timing of major trauma presentations and interventions at a Level 1 trauma centre.
Methods: A retrospective observational study was performed of all major trauma presentations to Westmead Hospital, Australia over ten-years (2008-2017). Trauma operative procedures and major resuscitations were reviewed across three potential shifts: day shift (0730-1930), night shift (1930-0730) and "swing shift" (1200-midnight). Operative interventions included: laparotomy, thoracotomy/sternotomy, re-look laparotomy, rib fixation and tracheostomy. Descriptive statistics were obtained for between-shift comparisons.
Results: Over the ten-years there were 3745 full trauma team activations (FTTAs). The "swing shift" had the highest number of FTTAs, patients with injury severity scores >15, patients requiring resuscitation and emergency operations (laparotomies, sternotomies/thoracotomies).
Conclusions: More major trauma calls, laparotomies and thoracotomies occurred during a theoretical "swing shift" rather than the standard day and night shifts. Changing trauma rostering for junior doctors to reflect this peak in clinical and operative demand could change exposure to trauma training.
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