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The study aims to evaluate how implementing standardized emergency care unit protocols affects 30-day all-cause mortality for major trauma and acute medical conditions.

March 13, 2026Open Access

A Quasi-Experimental Protocol for Evaluating Emergency Care System Performance and Clinical Outcomes in Ghana

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AMAma Serwaa MensahFood Research Institute KAK. AsanteKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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Quasi-experimental protocol assesses the impact of standardized emergency care protocols on clinical outcomes, suggesting significant improvements.

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The study aims to evaluate how implementing standardized emergency care unit protocols affects 30-day all-cause mortality for major trauma and acute medical conditions.
Controlled interrupted time series design comparing six intervention and six control hospitals.
Data extraction from clinical records before and after implementation.
Primary analysis using a segmented regression model to estimate changes in mortality rates.
Anticipated reduction in 30-day all-cause mortality by at least 15 percentage points in intervention ECUs compared to controls.

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Mensah et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3aba202a1e69014ccca9d https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18952953

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Quasi-experimental protocol assesses the impact of standardized emergency care protocols on clinical outcomes, suggesting significant improvements.

A Quasi-Experimental Protocol for Evaluating Emergency Care System Performance and Clinical Outcomes in Ghana

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A Quasi-Experimental Protocol for Evaluating Emergency Care System Performance and Clinical Outcomes in Ghana

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