Annals of surgery
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Trauma care systems: a comparison of trauma care in Victoria, Australia, and Hong Kong, China.
Despite the high incidence of major trauma, few studies have directly compared the performance of trauma systems. This study compared the trauma system performance in Victoria, Australia, (VIC) and Hong Kong, China (HK). ⋯ The performance of the HK trauma system was comparable to international standards, but there was a significant difference in the probability of survival of major trauma between the 2 systems. Possible modifiable factors may include criteria for activation of trauma calls and improved ICU utilization.