@article { author = {Mendis, Dulani and Vesely, Martin}, title = {Improvements in the Management of Trauma Patients With the Introduction of a Lower Limb Trauma Coordinator}, journal = {Trauma Monthly}, volume = {16}, number = {4}, pages = {201-202}, year = {2011}, publisher = {Official Publication of the National Center for Trauma Research}, issn = {2251-7464}, eissn = {2251-7472}, doi = {10.5812/kowsar.22517464.3424}, abstract = {Mortality and morbidity from trauma continues to be a serious, ubiquitous public health problem. Our short communication reports on the benefits of a dedicated lower limb trauma coordinator (LLTC) to the trauma service of a busy inner-London Plastics unit. This is based on a retrospective case-note based audit; performed 19 months prior to the introduction of the LLTC and for 16 months after. After the introduction of a LLTC our statistical analysis demonstrated a significant improvement in trauma timings in terms of injury to referral time, time to first plastics operation and duration of inpatient stay. This suggests the use of a fully qualified nurse with an orthopaedic background as a coordinator may prove to be highly advantageous over a non-clinical administrator improving the overall journey of the lower limb trauma patient in the English National Health Service.}, keywords = {Lower extremity,Trauma}, url = {https://www.traumamon.com/article_99791.html}, eprint = {https://www.traumamon.com/article_99791_6ec3e3b7064c99f910f45c85ba0f05f7.pdf} }