Auditing 655 Fatalities with Pelvic Fractures by Autopsy as a Basis to Evaluate Trauma Care

Pelvic fracture is an indicator of severe multiple trauma, but a small proportion of deaths are directly attributable to pelvic fracture. A method based on autopsy audited patients with pelvic fractures as a paradigm of injury revealed that pelvic fracture is an important injury to consider in auditing trauma care and indicated several issues that should be considered to reduce mortality.