A Message From Our Program Leader
We are dedicated to delivering the highest quality care for patients facing trauma and surgical emergencies. Through innovative research, we drive advances that transform discoveries into real-world solutions, improving outcomes for patients and families when every moment counts.
About Our Program
The trauma and critical care research program focuses on advancing the understanding, prevention and treatment of injuries and life-threatening conditions through innovative research, clinical trials and interdisciplinary collaboration.
The program aims to improve outcomes for patients suffering from traumatic injuries or critical illnesses by:
- Enhancing early prevention, diagnosis and treatment strategies.
- Reducing morbidity and mortality through evidence-based practices.
- Advancing knowledge in acute care, resuscitation and post-acute recovery.
Core Components of the Trauma and Critical Care Research Program:
- Clinical Research.
- Conducting multicenter clinical trials to evaluate treatments, protocols and devices.
- Translational research to bring laboratory discoveries into clinical practice.
- Evidence-based practice and quality improvement research initiatives.
- Data Analytics and Technology.
- Utilizing big data and machine learning to predict outcomes and personalize care.
- Building trauma registries and integrating data from multiple care points.
- Education and Training.
- Training healthcare providers in cutting-edge trauma and critical care techniques.
- Hosting workshops, simulation programs and fellowships to disseminate knowledge.
- Collaborating with patient advocacy groups, public health organizations and policymakers.
- Educating the public about trauma prevention and care.
Trauma Facts and Figures
According to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST):
Annually in the U.S., there are almost 40,000 homicide and suicide deaths.
There were 43,443 deaths and 2.7 million injuries from motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2005.
Trauma is the leading cause of death for individuals in the U.S. up to age 45.
For all ages, trauma is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.
Worldwide, traffic crashes annually kill 1.2 million people (more than 3,200 per day), and 90% of these deaths occur in low- or middle-income nations.
Estimated global cost of trauma: $518 billion.
In the U.S., Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the single largest cause of death from injury.
More than 5 million Americans are living with a TBI disability at an estimated cost of more than $37.8 billion per year.
Each year, there are 1 million TBI cases, 230,000 hospitalizations, 50,000 deaths (one-third of all trauma deaths), and 80,000 with long term disability.
Trauma & Critical Care Clinical Trials
Areas of interest include multi-specialty emergency, critical care and trauma-related research.
Research spans all phases of interventional clinical trials (Phase I-V), including observational, ancillary or correlative research.
