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American College of Surgeon: Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient
Definition of a "Trauma Patient" can be found here:
Any patient that has an injury in the code range between 800 and 959.9, but not one of
the exclusion codes, for late effects of injury (905-909.9), superficial injuries, including
blisters, contusions, abrasions, insect bites (910-924.9), and foreign bodies (930-939.9).
and meets one of the three event criteria: Hospital admission; Patient transfer via
emergency medical
services transport from one hospital to
another hospital; or, Death resulting from the traumatic injury.
ACS inclusion criteria
Three Types of Data Abstraction
Concurrent, Retrospective & Hybrid
Concurrent Abstraction
Daily abstraction while the patient is in house
Retrospective Abstraction
Abstraction after patient discharge.
Hybrid Abstraction
Data entry is begun during the patient encounter but the record is closed after patient
discharge.
,The American College of Surgeons registry staffing recommendation for manual data
entry:
1 full-time equivalent employee dedicated to the registry to process the data for
approximately 750 to 1,000 patients annually
In order to run data for reporting the registrar needs to
know several basic details:
What information is needed to identify the correct data fields, the time frame that is of
interest, any related filters, and what format for display grouping, such as year, month, ISS
range, age range, etc.
Format
Presentation Concept of the way that the viewer wishes to view the result of the data
compiled. The format identifies how the data is to be displayed such as paper, website,
dashboard, PowerPoint presentation, etc.
Tables
Show the actual data elements arranged in rows and columns.
Graphics
A picture showing the result of data calculations. Graphic displays of information generally
work better than tables for faster interpretation of changes, trends, and outliers.
Bar Graphs
Horizontal or vertical bars proportional to the values of the data. These are used for quick
comparison of information.
Pie Charts
, Show proportions of a whole or percentage of a whole.
Line Graphs
Line connecting data points in a sequential order to show a trend over time.
Control Charts
Used to observe performance by studying variation over time and monitors if a process is
within control or out of control limits using upper and lower control lines calculated using
standard deviation or sigma values with the center line representing the overall average.
Dashboard
A compact visual presentation of critical data, usually at a higher level, to be easily
understood at a glance.
Spreadsheet
A collection of data in columns and rows that hold the data detail -- usually produced in an
"Excel" type of document.1
Scatter Grams
Displays values for two variables showing the distribution of the values.
Pareto Chart
Typically a chart showing data from most to least frequently occurring information from left
to right. These are used to clearly identify higher valued items (e.g., The highest frequency or
priority for resolution).
Radar Chart/Spider Gram
Shows the relationship between multiple variables with one or more axis.
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American College of Surgeon: Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient
Definition of a "Trauma Patient" can be found here:
Any patient that has an injury in the code range between 800 and 959.9, but not one of
the exclusion codes, for late effects of injury (905-909.9), superficial injuries, including
blisters, contusions, abrasions, insect bites (910-924.9), and foreign bodies (930-939.9).
and meets one of the three event criteria: Hospital admission; Patient transfer via
emergency medical
services transport from one hospital to
another hospital; or, Death resulting from the traumatic injury.
ACS inclusion criteria
Three Types of Data Abstraction
Concurrent, Retrospective & Hybrid
Concurrent Abstraction
Daily abstraction while the patient is in house
Retrospective Abstraction
Abstraction after patient discharge.
Hybrid Abstraction
Data entry is begun during the patient encounter but the record is closed after patient
discharge.
,The American College of Surgeons registry staffing recommendation for manual data
entry:
1 full-time equivalent employee dedicated to the registry to process the data for
approximately 750 to 1,000 patients annually
In order to run data for reporting the registrar needs to
know several basic details:
What information is needed to identify the correct data fields, the time frame that is of
interest, any related filters, and what format for display grouping, such as year, month, ISS
range, age range, etc.
Format
Presentation Concept of the way that the viewer wishes to view the result of the data
compiled. The format identifies how the data is to be displayed such as paper, website,
dashboard, PowerPoint presentation, etc.
Tables
Show the actual data elements arranged in rows and columns.
Graphics
A picture showing the result of data calculations. Graphic displays of information generally
work better than tables for faster interpretation of changes, trends, and outliers.
Bar Graphs
Horizontal or vertical bars proportional to the values of the data. These are used for quick
comparison of information.
Pie Charts
, Show proportions of a whole or percentage of a whole.
Line Graphs
Line connecting data points in a sequential order to show a trend over time.
Control Charts
Used to observe performance by studying variation over time and monitors if a process is
within control or out of control limits using upper and lower control lines calculated using
standard deviation or sigma values with the center line representing the overall average.
Dashboard
A compact visual presentation of critical data, usually at a higher level, to be easily
understood at a glance.
Spreadsheet
A collection of data in columns and rows that hold the data detail -- usually produced in an
"Excel" type of document.1
Scatter Grams
Displays values for two variables showing the distribution of the values.
Pareto Chart
Typically a chart showing data from most to least frequently occurring information from left
to right. These are used to clearly identify higher valued items (e.g., The highest frequency or
priority for resolution).
Radar Chart/Spider Gram
Shows the relationship between multiple variables with one or more axis.
