Enhancing patient safety in trauma: Understanding adverse events, assessment tools, and the role of trauma video review (27 April 2024)

Summary

This narrative review aimed to investigate adverse events in trauma resuscitation, evaluate contributing factors and assess methods, such as trauma video review (TVR), to mitigate adverse events. The authors found that, when integrated with standardised tools, TVR shows promise for identifying adverse events. They suggest that future research should prioritise linking trauma team performance to patient outcomes and developing sustainable TVR programs to enhance patient safety.