Distribution, typology and specificity of pediatric polytrauma centers in Italy
Simone Frediani, Angelo Zarfati, Pietro Betalli, Marco Gambino, Pietro Impellizzeri, Francesco Morini, Sezione Chirurgia Pediatrica d’Urgenza SICP Study Group, Ivan Pietro Aloi · 2026
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Simone Frediani and colleagues present a 2026 national survey of children's polytrauma care in Italy. Multiple injuries at once carry high illness burden, yet no clear guidelines exist for young patients. The survey asked senior doctors in paediatric surgery and intensive care societies. It compared paediatric hospitals with mixed hospitals, and busy centres with quieter ones.
Fifty-two institutions answered the survey. A third were paediatric hospitals and two-thirds treated adults too. Most had a dedicated children's emergency department, at 89 percent of institutions in the responses. Multidisciplinary trauma teams existed in 72 percent, and internal protocols in 94 percent of sites. A senior paediatric surgeon was on call in only 44 percent. The authors urge standardisation, training, and a national trauma registry.
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| CREATOR | Simone Frediani, Angelo Zarfati, Pietro Betalli, Marco Gambino, Pietro Impellizzeri, Francesco Morini, Sezione Chirurgia Pediatrica d’Urgenza SICP Study Group, Ivan Pietro Aloi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29230 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |