ArticleSurgery2023
Transitional care programs for trauma patients: A scoping review.
Article in Surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Patient outcomes after implementation of transitional care protocols in elective neurosurgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
- Transitional care programs for older adults moving from hospital to home in Canada: A systematic review of text and opinion.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Social Work-Supported Strategies to Reduce Postoperative Readmissions in Orthopedic Surgery: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- The effects of transitional care intervention on health outcomes in burn patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Evaluation of interventions for trauma care in older adults: a consensus study.Internal medicine journal · 2025Article
- Towards comprehensive care in crush syndrome: Expanding the multidisciplinary framework.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Article
- Effects of a Virtual Trauma Clinic on admissions and length of stay for minor to moderate trauma.Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA · 2025Article
- Patient and Hospital Characteristics Associated with Admission Among Patients With Minor Isolated Extremity Firearm Injuries: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundTransitional care programs establish comprehensive outpatient care after hospitalization. This scoping review aimed to define participant characteristics and structure of transitional care programs for injured adults as well as associated readmission rates, cost of care, and follow-up adherence.
methodsWe conducted a scoping review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews standard. Information sources searched were Medline, the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and Scopus Plus with Full Text. Eligibility criteria were systematic reviews, clinical trials, and observational studies of transitional care programs for injured adults in the United States, published in English since 2000. Two independent reviewers screened all full texts. A data charting process extracted patient characteristics, program structure, readmission rates, cost of care, and follow-up adherence for each study.
resultsA total of 10 studies described 9 transitional care programs. Most programs (60%) were nurse/social-worker-led post-discharge phone call programs that provided follow-up reminders and inquired regarding patient concerns. The remaining 40% of programs were comprehensive interdisciplinary case-coordination transitional care programs. Readmissions were reduced by 5% and emergency department visits by 13% among participants of both types of programs compared to historic data. Both programs improved follow-up adherence by 75% compared to historic data.
conclusionTransitional care programs targeted at injured patients vary in structure and may reduce overall health care use.
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