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Table 3 The comparison of emergency care metrics between the traditional and new model groups (n = 366)

From: The effect of a new in-hospital trauma care model on the outcomes of severely injured trauma patients in the emergency department: a retrospective observational study in China

Metrics

Traditional model group (n = 213)

New model group (n = 153)

P value

Time to establishment of artificial airway, min, mean ± SD

36.90±12.23

23.91±9.07

0.003

Time to establishment of effective circulatory access, min, mean ± SD

15.66±3.36

9.44±3.18

<0.001

Emergency transfusion preparation time, min, mean ± SD

48.84±5.73

31.06±4.67

<0.001

Time to complete whole-body CT scan, min, mean ± SD

57.18±8.26

42.17±7.28

<0.001

Time to definitive treatment plan, min, mean ± SD

77.45±6.26

59.50±6.35

<0.001

Bedside FAST completion rate, n (%)

113 (53.1%)

142 (92.8%)

<0.001

First-hour resuscitation rate, n (%)

151 (70.9%)

130 (85.0%)

0.002

  1. SD, standard deviation; CT, computed tomography; FAST, focused assessment with sonography for trauma