Minimizing Preventable Trauma Deaths in a Limited‐Resource Setting: A Test‐Case of a Multidisciplinary Panel Review Approach at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana

Abstract

A high proportion of trauma fatalities might have been preventable by decreasing pre-hospital delays, adequate resuscitation in hospital, and earlier initiation of care, including definitive surgical management. The study also showed that preventable death panel reviews are a feasible and useful quality improvement method in the study setting.