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Tytuł:
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Hand Trauma Network in the United States: ASSH Member Perspective Over the Last Decade.
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Autorzy:
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Eberlin KR; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: .
Payne DES; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
McCollam SM; Peachtree Orthopedics, Atlanta, GA.
Levin LS; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Friedrich JB; Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
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Źródło:
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The Journal of hand surgery [J Hand Surg Am] 2021 Aug; Vol. 46 (8), pp. 645-652. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 15.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: New York : Elsevier
Original Publication: St. Louis, Mosby.
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MeSH Terms:
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Hand Injuries*/epidemiology
Hand Injuries*/surgery
Specialties, Surgical*
Surgeons*
Emergency Service, Hospital ; Hand/surgery ; Humans ; Trauma Centers ; United States
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: ASSH; hand call; hand trauma; replantation
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20210518 Date Completed: 20210823 Latest Revision: 20210823
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Update Code:
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20240104
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.03.018
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PMID:
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34001408
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Purpose: Upper extremity trauma is common, however the provision of emergency call for hand trauma can be challenging for hospital systems and hand surgeons. Over the past decade, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) has developed the Hand Trauma Network and an Emergency Hand Care Committee to refine care for hand trauma patients.
Methods: The ASSH administered surveys to members about the provision of emergency hand call in 2010 and 2019. Demographic information was collected including surgeon age, years in practice, board certification, practice setting, and ACS trauma level. Other survey questions included willingness and obligation to take call, as well as barriers to providing emergency call. Financial aspects of call were also queried.
Results: Survey responses were obtained from 672 surgeons in 2010 and 1005 surgeons in 2019. There was a decrease in surgeons with obligatory hand call from 2010 to 2019 (70% vs 50%, P < .05) and an increase in the number of surgeons not taking hand call in 2019 (34%) compared to 2010 (18%, P < .05). In both surveys, the main barrier for providing hand call was "lifestyle considerations," 39% (2010) and 47% (2019). There was no change in the percentage of surgeons working at facilities that provide 24/7 emergency hand call services or the percentage of hand surgeons paid to take call.
Conclusions: Certain aspects of providing emergency hand surgery care have not changed substantially in the past decade, including the number of centers that provide emergency hand coverage. A greater number of surgeons are not taking any hand call. Further efforts are required to promulgate advances in hand trauma call by the ASSH.
Clinical Relevance: The development of the ASSH Hand Trauma Network has not yet resulted in substantive improvement in the number of facilities that provide emergency hand coverage or the number of hand surgeons providing emergency hand care.
(Copyright © 2021 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
