Kaiser Health News writes of recently released health study on the Comparison Of Hospital Performance In Trauma Vs Emergency And Elective General Surgery –This study compared outcomes of trauma patients and patients having either elective or emergency surgery in the same hospital. Researchers thought that “hospital performance reflected institutional culture, and, thus, would be similar across all services.” But when looking at mortality and morbidity rates at 46 hospitals, they instead determined the “culture of quality” in trauma programs often did not also affect the other programs. They suggested that emergency general surgery departments should be incorporated into trauma performance improvement programs.
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