Monday, 19 April 2021, 11:59 am
The Perioperative Mortality Review Committee (POMRC) is
calling for district health boards (DHBs) to conduct an
in-depth review into all cases of major trauma resulting in
hospitalisation in Māori aged 15-18 years.
The
recommendation comes from the POMRC’s ninth report,
published today, which found that Māori youth aged between
15 and 18 years were three times more likely to die in the
30 days following major trauma than non-Māori in the same
age group.
The POMRC reviews deaths related to surgery
and anaesthesia that take place within the 30 days following
an operation. It advises the Health Quality & Safety
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The Perioperative Mortality Review Committee wants district health boards to conduct an in-depth review into all cases of major trauma resulting in hospitalisation in Māori aged 15-18 years.
The committee, which reviews deaths related to surgery and anaesthesia, says Māori youth aged between 15 and 18 years were three times more likely to die in the 30 days following major trauma than non-Māori in the same age group.
Its ninth report published today says Māori were 37 percent more likely than non-Māori not to get an initial CT scan and 56 percent more likely to die in the first 30 days following major trauma that did not involve serious traumatic brain injury.
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In a first of its kind, the Health Quality and Safety Commission has examined whether Māori who were hospitalised for a life-threatening trauma - such as a car accident or fall - received equitable care and had the same survival rates as non-Māori.
The review, conducted by the commission s Perioperative Mortality Review Committee found inequity was clear for Māori youth aged 15 to 18 years.
They were over three times more likely to die in the 30 days following major trauma than non-Māori in the same age group.
Overall, it found Māori were 56 percent more likely than non-Māori to die in the first month after a major trauma, excluding serious brain injury.