SynthesisInjury2018
Utilization of injury care case studies: a systematic review of the World Health Organization's "Strengthening care for the injured: Success stories and lessons learned from around the world".
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Paediatric trauma education in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic literature review.Journal of global health · 2022Pooled it
- Association between health system navigation factors and preventable trauma mortality in Western Cape, South Africa.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- The National Ambulance Service of Ghana: Changes in capacity and utilization over 20 years.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2024Article
- Pattern and Outcome of Traumatic Brain Injury, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Hospital-based Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2022Article
- Implementation of the World Health Organization Global Burn Registry: Lessons Learned.Annals of global health · 2022Article
- Comparing trauma mortality of injured patients in India and the USA: a risk-adjusted analysis.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2021Article
- Preventable Trauma Deaths and Corrective Actions to Prevent Them: A 10-Year Comparative Study at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.World journal of surgery · 2020Article
- Epidemiology, clinical characteristics and outcomes of head injured patients in an Ethiopian emergency centre.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2017Article
- The Effect of Trauma Intervention on the Satisfaction of Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department: A Clinical Trial Study.Iranian Red Crescent medical journal · 2016Article
- Renal Artery Injury Secondary to Blunt Abdominal Trauma - Two Case Reports.Polish journal of radiology · 2016Article
- Trauma care in Africa: a status report from Botswana, guided by the World Health Organization's "Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care".World journal of surgery · 2012Article
- Population-level Spatial Access to Prehospital Care by the National Ambulance Service in Ghana.Prehospital emergency careArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTranslation of evidence to practice is a public health priority. Worldwide, injury is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Case study publications are common and provide potentially reproducible examples of successful interventions in healthcare from the patient to systems level. However, data on how well case study publications are utilized are limited. To our knowledge, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the only collection of international case studies on injury care at the policy level. We aimed to determine the degree to which these injury care case studies have been translated to practice and to identify opportunities for enhancement of the evidence-to-practice pathway for injury care case studies overall.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review across 19 databases by searching for the title, "Strengthening care for the injured: Success stories and lessons learned from around the world." Data synthesis included realist narrative methods and two authors independently reviewed articles for injury topics, reference details, and extent of utilization.
findingsForty-seven publications referenced the compilation of case studies, 20 of which included further descriptions of one or more of the specific cases and underwent narrative review. The most common category utilized was hospital-based care (15 publications), with the example of Thailand's quality improvement (QI) programme (10 publications) being the most commonly cited case. Also frequently cited were case studies on prehospital care (10 publications). There was infrequent utilization of case studies on rehabilitation (3 publications) and trauma systems (2 publications). No reference described a case translated to a new scenario.
conclusionsThe only available collection of policy-level injury care case studies has been utilized to a moderate extent however we found no evidence of case study translation to a new circumstance. QI programs seem especially amenable for knowledge-sharing through case studies. Prehospital care also showed promise. Greater emphasis on rehabilitation and health policy related to trauma systems is warranted. There is also a need for greater methodologic rigor in evaluation of the use of case study collections in general.
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