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We developed TraumaFlow, a CDSS integrating the German S3 guideline and ATLS\u00ae principles, and evaluated its impact in real-world trauma care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In a prospective study at a level 1 trauma center, 30 shock room cases were managed with TraumaFlow alongside the standard paper protocol and compared both with the corresponding paper documentation and with 30 conventionally documented cases from a historical cohort. System-generated recommendations were tracked for implementation. Usability was assessed by questionnaire, and workload measured with the NASA Raw Task Load Index (NASA-RTLX).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Eighteen residents (mean age 31\u2009\u00b1\u20094 years, 56% female) participated in 30 polytrauma cases. Documentation completeness was significantly higher with TraumaFlow compared to paper (20.5\/25 items (82%) vs. 18.4\/25 items (74%),\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.002). Of 74 clinical prompts, 37% triggered clinically relevant actions that might otherwise have been missed. Workload did not differ significantly between TraumaFlow-supported and conventional cases (35.0\u2009\u00b1\u200912.4 vs. 34.7\u2009\u00b1\u200915.3). Participants rated usability positively and reported improved confidence.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>TraumaFlow enhanced documentation quality and supported guideline-based management in acute polytrauma care. Although no measurable reduction in workload was observed, the system improved structure, reduced risk of omission, and was well accepted by clinicians. These findings highlight the potential of CDSS to strengthen trauma team performance and standardize complex emergency care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Trial Registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:ext-link>https:\/\/drks.de\/register\/de\/trial\/DRKS00034201<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      , Registration No. DRKS00034201.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fdgth.2026.1776960","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,26]],"date-time":"2026-06-26T05:44:40Z","timestamp":1782452680000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clinical evaluation of a computer-assisted decision support and documentation system for the primary care of polytrauma patients"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Lisa","family":"Bruckelt","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig","place":["Leipzig, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Juliane","family":"Neumann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig","place":["Leipzig, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Annette","family":"Ke\u00df","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig","place":["Leipzig, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Notker","family":"Blankenburg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig","place":["Leipzig, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thomas","family":"Neumuth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig","place":["Leipzig, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Kleber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig","place":["Leipzig, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Georg","family":"Osterhoff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig","place":["Leipzig, Germany"]},{"name":"Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopaedics, BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin","place":["Berlin, Germany"]},{"name":"Centrum f\u00fcr Muskuloskelettale Chirurgie, Charit\u00e9-Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin","place":["Berlin, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"218","DOI":"10.1001\/archsurg.2010.333","article-title":"Trauma resuscitation errors and computer-assisted decision support","volume":"146","author":"Fitzgerald","year":"2011","journal-title":"Arch Surg"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"470","DOI":"10.3233\/SHTI200597","article-title":"The impact of clinical decision support systems (CDSS) on physicians: a scoping review","volume":"272","author":"Muhiyaddin","year":"2020","journal-title":"Stud Health Technol Inform"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2187","DOI":"10.1007\/s00068-023-02295-9","article-title":"In vitro evaluation of a computer-assisted decision support system for the primary care of polytrauma patients","volume":"49","author":"Vogel","year":"2023","journal-title":"Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2399","DOI":"10.1007\/s11548-024-03191-2","article-title":"TraumaFlow-development of a workflow-based clinical decision support system for the management of severe trauma cases","volume":"19","author":"Neumann","year":"2024","journal-title":"Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3","DOI":"10.1007\/s00068-018-0922-y","article-title":"Polytrauma guideline update group. 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