Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ability of level 1 trauma centers to meet American College of Surgeons research requirements

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作者
Madayag, Robert M. [1 ]
Sercy, Erica [2 ]
Berg, Gina M. [3 ]
Banton, Kaysie L. [4 ]
Carrick, Matthew [5 ]
Lieser, Mark [6 ]
Tanner, Allen [7 ]
Bar-Or, David [2 ]
机构
[1] St Anthony Hosp & Med Campus, Trauma Serv Dept, Lakewood, CO USA
[2] Swedish Med Ctr, Trauma Res Dept, Englewood, CO 80110 USA
[3] Wesley Med Ctr, Trauma Serv Dept, Wichita, KS USA
[4] Swedish Med Ctr, Trauma Serv Dept, Englewood, CO 80110 USA
[5] Med Ctr Plano, Trauma Serv Dept, Plano, TX USA
[6] Res Med Ctr, Trauma Serv Dept, Kansas City, MO USA
[7] Penrose Community Hosp, Trauma Serv Dept, Colorado Springs, CO USA
关键词
COVID-19; epidemiology; survey; II TRAUMA; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1136/tsaco-2021-000692
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has had major effects on hospitals' ability to perform scientific research while providing patient care and minimizing virus exposure and spread. Many non-COVID-19 research has been halted, and funding has been diverted to COVID-19 research and away from other areas. Methods A 28-question survey was administered to all level 1 trauma centers in the USA that included questions about how the pandemic affected the trauma centers' ability to fulfill the volume and research requirements of level 1 verification by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Results The survey had a 29% response rate (40/137 successful invitations). Over half of respondents (52%) reported reduced trauma admissions during the pandemic, and 7% reported that their admissions dropped below the volume required for level 1 verification. Many centers diverted resources from research during the pandemic (44%), halted ongoing consenting studies (33%), and had difficulty fulfilling research requirements because of competing clinical priorities (40%). Discussion Results of this study show a need for flexibility in the ACS verification process during the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially including reduction of the required admissions and/or research publication volumes.
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