Trauma patient discharge and care transition experiences: Identifying opportunities for quality improvement in trauma centres

• Published in: Injury Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 97 - 103
• Main Authors: Gotlib Conn, Lesley, Zwaiman, Ashley, DasGupta, Tracey, Hales, Brigette, Watamaniuk, Aaron, Nathens, Avery B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Canada; Care transfer; Continuity of Patient Care - standards; Discharge; Female; Humans; Injured patients; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data; Patient experience; Patient Satisfaction; Professional-Family Relations; Qualitative Research; Quality Improvement; Quality of Health Care - standards; Transitional Care - organization & administration; Trauma Centers; Trauma centre; Wounds and Injuries - rehabilitation; Wounds and Injuries - therapy; Young Adult; Qualitative research; Quality improvement; Trauma centre; Patient experience; Injured patients; Care transfer; Discharge

Challenges delivering quality care are especially salient during hospital discharge and care transitions. Severely injured patients discharged from a trauma centre will go either home, to rehabilitation or another acute care hospital with complex management needs. This purpose of this study was to e...