Dubai's Trauma and Emergency Centre at Rashid Hospital ranked among top 10 in German Trauma Registry.

DHA’s Trauma and Emergency Centre at Rashid Hospital joined the biggest trauma registry and network of Germany in 2011.

Dubai was the first in the Middle-East region to become part of the German Trauma Registry.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 22, 2014: Dubai Health Authority’s Trauma and Emergency Centre at Rashid Hospital recently featured in the top ten list among more than 300 trauma centres that are part of the biggest polytrauma registry in Germany.

A polytrauma registry exists in a few countries in the world and Germany has the biggest polytrauma registry worldwide. In 2011, Rashid Hospital’s Trauma and Emergency Centre became the first in the Middle-East region to be included in this registry.

Dr Alya Saif Al Mazrouei, CEO of Rashid Hospital, said: “The poly trauma registry is extremely detailed and takes into consideration every step from the time a patient with poly trauma is brought into the hospital, until the patient is discharged.  As part of this cooperation, we send complete details of how we treat every polytrauma patient at our hospital to Germany and they analyse our data and benchmark it with other reputed hospitals in the registry. Being in the top ten is a matter of pride for us and reinforces the need for us to continue our efforts to provide high level of critical care management to our patients.”

The registry is the largest trauma registry and includes hospitals from Germany and 18 neighbouring countries. In 2011, Dubai’s Trauma and Emergency Centre at Rashid Hospital became the first establishment from the Middle-East region to be a part of the registry.

A team of specialists from German visited the Trauma Centre in Dubai and audited it before inviting the centre to be part of the registry.

Dr Bilal Al Yafawi, Consultant, Trauma and Orthopedics, at Rashid Hospital highlighted that this registry is only for those cases which are considered to be polytrauma cases- which means the patient has ensured multiple injuries and is in a critical condition.

The details of each polytrauma patient that are sent to Germany include blood investigations, x-rays, details of surgeries performed, ICU management etc.

Dr Yafawi, added: “There is no doubt that this is an extremely comprehensive system and helps provide us with valuable data.”

He added that the Trauma and Emergency Centre receives approximately 300 patients per year, as compared to hospitals in Germany that receive 150 to 200 cases. “ Of the polytrauma cases we receive, majority are men and the average age group is 30 to 35 years, which is the working population as opposed to hospitals in Germany where is average age group is 58 years.”

He added that the registry provides useful data which can be further analysed to understand trends and take evidence-based decisions.