title: [Geriatric trauma centers - requirements catalog. An initiative to promote and guarantee the quality of care of elderly trauma patients receiving inpatient care].
abstract: For the care of the elderly, specific geriatric care facilities in hospitals and specialized rehabilitation centers have been established in the last 20 years throughout Germany. In addition, trauma surgery departments in hospitals and clinics also provide comprehensive care for trauma patients. The present requirements catalog was developed with the aim to ensure the standardization and quality assurance of these care facilities. Thus, the structural basics and, in particular, the structured cooperation between geriatrics and trauma surgery are described and defined in terms of structure, process, and outcome quality. The Bundesverband Geriatrie, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geriatrie, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gerontologie und Geriatrie offer documentation for external and internal use and evaluation of the structures and processes for certification of geriatric trauma centers. Prerequisite for certification is to meet the technical requirements defined in the requirements catalogue or documents derived from it, and proof of a quality management system according to ISO 9001.
authors.affiliation: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gerontologie und Geriatrie (DGGG) e.V., Berlin, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gogol
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van den Heuvel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lüttje
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Püllen
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Reingräber
authors.forename: R-J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wittrich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002568:Certification; D015897:Comorbidity; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005858:Germany; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery