Research Projects

Feasibility of implementing Trauma Registry (TR) and Trauma Systems Improvement Programme (TSIP) in four District Hospitals of Bangladesh with high RTI burden
CoE-HS&UHC
Year: 2021 - 2022
IRB Number: IRB-4 July ’21-017
Organaisation: BRAC JPGSPH
Health Care Service Delivery Trauma Trauma Registry Health System Feasibility Assesment Health Care Trauma System Road Traffic Injury Intervention

This study aims to explore feasibility of implementing trauma registry and trauma system improvement program (TSIP) in selected four districts with high road traffic injury burden including identification and use of reliable audit filters to monitor the progress of TSIP

PI: Professor Syed Masud Ahmed

Coordinator: Dr Nahitun Naher, Assistant Director, BRAC JPGSPH

Objective:This study explored the feasibility of implementing a ‘trauma registry’ (TR) and ‘trauma system improvement programme (TSIP)’ in some areas of Bangladesh with a high RTI burden, including the identification of useful and reliable audit filters for monitoring the TSIP processes. More specifically, it aimed to:

• Design and implement trauma registry for six months in four selected district hospitals having a high burden of RTIs, analyse data and give recommendations based on findings.
• Design and implement trauma quality audit filters and trauma system improvement program in the selected hospitals and identify the bottlenecks and measures to overcome these.

Methodology: Cross-sectional Study and Qualitative Method

Donor: The World Bank

Partner: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh