Moylan J A, Detmer D E, Rose J, Schulz R
J Trauma. 1976 Jul;16(7):517-23. doi: 10.1097/00005373-197607000-00001.
A retrospective analysis of trauma care in five hospitals was undertaken. Eight hundred twenty-three charts met criteria for major trauma. A panel of surgeons reviewing 237 selected charts found the quality of care unacceptable in 16%. Unacceptability rates between hospitals ranged from 7 to 58%. Injury severity score rather than length of stay appears to be a better method for selecting patients at greater risk for poor care.
