Demetris Demetriades, one of the leading trauma surgeons in the world visited the newly established Trauma Unit at the Nicosia General Hospital, to evaluate and provide recommendations to the unit’s health professionals.
According to a press release from State Health Services Organisation (SHSO), Dr. Demetriades, who works as a professor of surgery at the University of Southern California School of Medicine and as Director of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Intensive Care at the Los Angeles Medical Center, was initially involved in the preparation of a study in view of upgrading the trauma system, which was completed with the contribution of Dr. Chrysanthos Georgiou, Director of the Surgery Clinic at Nicosia General Hospital.
While at the hospital, Dr. Demetriades first visited trauma patients who are being treated in the Surgery Clinic and discussed the treatment plan of each patient with health professionals.
He also had a meeting with hospital management and staff as well as with the General Executive Director of SHSO Kypros Stavrides, with whom they exchanged views on the further growth of the unit. Dr. Demetriades expressed satisfaction on how the unit operates and about the implementation of protocols and procedures as well as provided services.
The trauma unit began its trial operation in September 2022 and opened officially in January 2023 aiming to provide comprehensive, thorough and specialised care to multiple trauma patients.
The unit is expected to significantly reduce deaths from traffic collisions and work accidents as according to statistics, countries where the operation of trauma units was implemented saw a reduction in deaths related to such events of up to 30%
Source: Cyprus News Agency