Methodic Approaches to Evaluation of Requirements in Traumatologic and Orthopaedic Care to Child Population in Novosibirsk Region

High social significance of traumatism in child population (2 nd place by the level of primary morbidity and 8 th one by the causes of disability) determines the priority of traumatologic and orthopaedic service development. Great importance is given to the prognosis of justified requirement in this type of medical care for the short term prospective. Study was performed basing on the analysis of official statistic data on Novosibirsk region for 2005-2012 as well as on the results of expert evaluation of traumatologic and orthopaedic service condition, problems and prospective of development. It is stated that provision of traumatologic and orthopaedic care availability to child population in Novosibirsk region requires 19 additional beds (5 traumatologic and 14 orthopaedic). Requirement in outpatient trauma and orthopaedic surgeons makes up 32 specialists. Complex analysis of traumatologic and orthopaedic service personnel showed the presence of internal potentials for its perfection. Realization of measures on raising the qualification of trauma and orthopaedic surgeons, general surgeons and child surgeons working in the field of pediatric traumatology and orthopaedics will not require additional personnel.

public health resources, trauma and orthopaedic service, requirements, children