Assessing trauma care health systems in low-and middle-income countries, a protocol for a systematic literature review and narrative synthesis

J Whitaker, M Denning, N O'Donohoe, D Poenaru… - Systematic reviews, 2019 - Springer
Background Trauma represents a major global health problem projected to increase in
importance over the next decade. The majority of deaths occur in low-and middle-income …

The impact of trauma care systems in low-and middle-income countries

TA Reynolds, B Stewart, I Drewett… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Injury is a leading cause of death globally, and organized trauma care systems have been
shown to save lives. However, even though most injuries occur in low-and middle-income …

Assessing trauma care systems in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and evidence synthesis mapping the three delays framework to …

J Whitaker, N O'Donohoe, M Denning, D Poenaru… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Background The large burden of injuries falls disproportionately on low/middle-income
countries (LMICs). Health system interventions improve outcomes in high-income countries …

Trauma systems around the world: a systematic overview

S Dijkink, CJ Nederpelt, P Krijnen… - Journal of trauma and …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Implementation of trauma care systems has resulted in improved patient
outcomes, but international differences obviously remain. Improvement of care can only be …

Effectiveness of quality improvement processes, interventions, and structure in trauma systems in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta …

J Jin, S Akau'ola, CH Yip, P Nthumba, EA Ameh… - World Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Trauma mortality in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains high
compared to high-income countries. Quality improvement processes, interventions, and …

Assessing barriers to quality trauma care in low and middle-income countries: a Delphi study

J Whitaker, D Nepogodiev, A Leather, J Davies - Injury, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Most deaths from injury occur in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs)
with one third potentially avoidable with better health system access. This study aimed to …

Health system factors associated with post-trauma mortality at the prehospital care level in Africa: a scoping review

G Koome, M Atela, F Thuita, T Egondi - Trauma Surgery & Acute …, 2020 - tsaco.bmj.com
Background Africa accounts forabout 90% of the global trauma burden. Mapping evidence
on health systemfactors associated with post-trauma mortality is essential in definingpre …

Health system assessment for access to care after injury in low-or middle-income countries: A mixed methods study from Northern Malawi

J Whitaker, I Edem, E Togun, AS Amoah, A Dube… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Injuries represent a vast and relatively neglected burden of disease affecting
low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). While many health systems underperform in …

Trauma care in low-and middle-income countries

D Shanthakumar, A Payne, T Leitch… - The Surgery …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Background Trauma-related injury causes higher mortality than a combination of prevalent
infectious diseases. Mortality secondary to trauma is higher in low-and middle-income …

The effectiveness of trauma care systems at different stages of development in reducing mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RJ Alharbi, S Shrestha, V Lewis, C Miller - World Journal of Emergency …, 2021 - Springer
Background Traumatic injury remains the leading cause of death, with more than five million
deaths every year. Little is known about the comparative effectiveness in reducing mortality …