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Lead Researchers:

Dr Thomas Nau

Significance

St George Hospital is the designated major trauma centre for the Area Health Service.

Major achievements

My research focuses on 2 main areas, where the field of "trauma management" and "trauma system development" is certainly the most interesting at present here at St George. Attached, please find 3 articles that clearly demonstrate the importance of a well-coordinated approach to the multiple injured patient, surgically as well as within a hospital network.

Research In Progress

The importance of key performance indicators (KPI) in trauma systems is presently studied

Cost effectiveness of trauma care, to what extent are trauma patient compensable

Trauma Outcome Monitoring Program: this we have just started, what are the long-term consequences, subjectively and objectively, following major trauma, and what are the impacts on the individual as well as on society (costs, loss of workforce etc.)

Recent publications