Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry (VOTOR)
| Academic Lead: | Professor Belinda Gabbe Head, Pre-Hospital, Emergency and Trauma Research |
| Clinical Leads: | Professor Peter Cameron, Emergency Medicine |
| Registry Contact: |
Melissa Hart Email: melissa.hart@monash.edu Phone: +61 3 9903 0113 |
| Purpose / Aims: | VOTOR was established through a collaborative project involving Monash University (Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine), the Alfred (Department of Trauma Surgery) and the Royal Melbourne Hospital (Department of Orthopaedics). The registry is a comprehensive database of orthopaedic injuries, treatment, complications and outcomes based on admissions to The Alfred, Royal Melbourne, University Hospital Geelong and Northern Hospitals. The overarching aims are to:
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| Population Captured: | The Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry captures data about all patients with an emergency admission (> 24 hours) to the participating hospital with a new orthopaedic (bone) injury. Patients with a pathological fracture related to metastatic disease and/or, isolated soft tissue injuries and cases < 16 years of age are excluded. Eligible patients are identified by the discharge diagnosis through ICD-10-AM reports from the participating hospitals. |
| Outcomes Collected: | VOTOR collects routine in-hospital outcomes including mortality, length of stay, complications and discharge destination. In addition, VOTOR routinely follows up patients at six, 12 and 24 months after injury to collect health-related quality of life, function, disability, pain and return to work outcomes. |
| Funding Source: | Transport Accident Commission (TAC) |
| Website: | monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/votor |
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