2014
A Better START for Low-acuity Victims: Data-driven Refinement of Mass Casualty Triage
Cross KP, Petry MJ, Cicero MX. A Better START for Low-acuity Victims: Data-driven Refinement of Mass Casualty Triage. Prehospital Emergency Care 2014, 19: 272-278. PMID: 25153986, DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2014.942481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma DatabaseTriage levelHospital dischargePatient mortality outcomesTrauma registry dataLow-acuity patientsReceiver operator curveElderly patientsSuch patientsTrauma databaseMortality outcomesSelect subgroupRegistry dataClose monitoringEvidence-based improvementsPatientsTrauma victimsMass casualty eventsData-driven refinementIdentified factorsEvidence basisTriageSimple TriagePrimary predictorCasualty events
2013
Head-to-Head Comparison of Disaster Triage Methods in Pediatric, Adult, and Geriatric Patients
Cross KP, Cicero MX. Head-to-Head Comparison of Disaster Triage Methods in Pediatric, Adult, and Geriatric Patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 61: 668-676.e7. PMID: 23465555, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.12.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlasgow Coma ScaleReceiver operator curveOperator curveTriage methodTrauma victimsNational Trauma Data BankGeriatric trauma victimsTrauma registry patientsTrauma Data BankLength of stayTriage accuracyRegistry patientsHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesComa ScaleTrauma patientsGeriatric patientsPatient mortalityEmergency departmentSubgroup analysisTriage levelLarge cohortTriage strategiesTriage assignmentMost subgroupsPredictive Value of Initial Glasgow Coma Scale Score in Pediatric Trauma Patients
Cicero MX, Cross KP. Predictive Value of Initial Glasgow Coma Scale Score in Pediatric Trauma Patients. Pediatric Emergency Care 2013, 29: 43-48. PMID: 23283262, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31827b52bf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlasgow Coma ScaleLength of stayOverall mortalityEmergency departmentReceiver operator curveMajor injuriesPredictive valueComa ScaleInitial Glasgow Coma Scale scoreFull Glasgow Coma ScaleHospital LOSED LOSGlasgow Coma Scale scoreExcellent prognostic accuracyPediatric trauma patientsTrauma data baseLonger hospital stayLower GCS scorePediatric trauma victimsHospital stayPatients 0GCS scorePatient ageTrauma patientsClinical outcomes
2012
Independent Application of the Sacco Disaster Triage Method to Pediatric Trauma Patients
Cross KP, Cicero MX. Independent Application of the Sacco Disaster Triage Method to Pediatric Trauma Patients. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2012, 27: 306-311. PMID: 22874578, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x12000866.Peer-Reviewed Original Research