2014
Benchmarking of Trauma Care Worldwide: The Potential Value of an International Trauma Data Bank (ITDB)
Haider A, Hashmi Z, Gupta S, Zafar S, David J, Efron D, Stevens K, Zafar H, Schneider E, Voiglio E, Coimbra R, Haut E. Benchmarking of Trauma Care Worldwide: The Potential Value of an International Trauma Data Bank (ITDB). World Journal Of Surgery 2014, 38: 1882-1891. PMID: 24817407, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2629-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBenchmarkingDatabases, FactualDeveloped CountriesDeveloping CountriesFeasibility StudiesFemaleFranceGlobal HealthHospital MortalityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPakistanRegistriesTrauma CentersWounds, NonpenetratingWounds, PenetratingYoung AdultConceptsTrauma Data BankTrauma mortalityTrauma centerMortality ratioTrauma outcomesNational Trauma Data BankTrauma dataE mortality ratioNational Trauma RegistryMultivariable logistic regressionBlunt/Worse survivalTrauma registrySubset analysisPatient outcomesTrauma carePatientsLMIC centerLogistic regressionKey covariatesOutcomesInjuryMortalityPredictorsSimilar resultsDeveloping best practices to study trauma outcomes in large databases
Haider A, Hashmi Z, Zafar S, Castillo R, Haut E, Schneider E, Cornwell E, Mackenzie E, Efron D. Developing best practices to study trauma outcomes in large databases. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 1061-1069. PMID: 24662872, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma Data BankRisk-adjustment modelsTrauma mortalityTrauma outcomesSubsequent multivariate logistic regression analysisMultivariate logistic regression analysisManual backward selectionTrauma Data BankUnivariate logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisInitial multivariate modelPatient subsetsMultivariable analysisTrauma centerMortality outcomesSimilar AUROCsSubset analysisUnivariate analysisPrognostic studiesAnalytic standardizationLevel IIILogistic regression
2011
Association Between Hospitals Caring for a Disproportionately High Percentage of Minority Trauma Patients and Increased Mortality: A Nationwide Analysis of 434 Hospitals
Haider A, Ong’uti S, Efron D, Oyetunji T, Crandall M, Scott V, Haut E, Schneider E, Powe N, Cooper L, Cornwell E. Association Between Hospitals Caring for a Disproportionately High Percentage of Minority Trauma Patients and Increased Mortality: A Nationwide Analysis of 434 Hospitals. JAMA Surgery 2011, 147: 63-70. PMID: 21930976, PMCID: PMC3684151, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma Data BankTrauma Data BankMinority patientsTrauma patientsHospital mortalityCrude mortalityPotential confoundersHigher crude mortalityInjury Severity ScoreOdds of mortalityOdds of deathMultivariate logistic regressionInjury severity characteristicsYounger patientsBlunt injuryFemale patientsHigher proportionIncreased oddsMore patientsTrauma hospitalIncreased MortalitySeverity scoreUninsured patientsMedical recordsSubset analysis