2016
Rural risk: Geographic disparities in trauma mortality
Jarman MP, Castillo RC, Carlini AR, Kodadek LM, Haider AH. Rural risk: Geographic disparities in trauma mortality. Surgery 2016, 160: 1551-1559. PMID: 27506860, PMCID: PMC5118091, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInjury Severity ScoreLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRural Health ServicesUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsOdds of deathTraumatic injuryNonrural residentsInjury mortalityNationwide Emergency Department SampleMultiple logistic regression analysisTrauma system organizationInjury Severity ScoreEmergency Department SampleTrauma center designationLogistic regression analysisRural residentsCensus regionNontrauma centersTrauma mortalityTrauma designationCenter designationInjury typeSeverity scoreUS census regionPrehospital careLevel IInjury severityInjuryInjury outcomes
2015
Undertriage of older trauma patients: is this a national phenomenon?
Kodadek LM, Selvarajah S, Velopulos CG, Haut ER, Haider AH. Undertriage of older trauma patients: is this a national phenomenon? Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 199: 220-229. PMID: 26070496, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew Injury Severity ScoreLower level trauma centerLevel trauma centerMultivariable logistic regressionTrauma centerNontrauma centersLevel IOlder patientsEmergency departmentNationwide Emergency Department SampleLogistic regressionOlder trauma patientsCharacteristics of patientsInjury Severity ScoreEmergency Department SampleFall-related injuriesPatient ageTrauma patientsSeverity scoreSubgroup analysisDefinitive careHospital characteristicsFemale genderTrauma careInclusion criteria