2015
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Emergency Service Triage Patterns and the Associated Emergency Department Outcomes
Selvarajah S, Haider A, Schneider E, Sadowsky C, Becker D, Hammond E. Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Emergency Service Triage Patterns and the Associated Emergency Department Outcomes. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2015, 32: 2008-2016. PMID: 26102350, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.4016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute traumatic spinal cord injuryTraumatic spinal cord injuryNew Injury Severity ScoreNon-trauma centersEmergency department outcomesTrauma centerED mortalityLevel INationwide Emergency Department SampleInjury Severity ScoreEmergency Department SampleSpinal cord injuryTrauma patientsInjury characteristicsCord injurySeverity scorePatient experiencePatientsTriage practicesSevere injuriesTriage patternsAdult ageTriageHigher likelihoodOutcomesA modified Kampala trauma score (KTS) effectively predicts mortality in trauma patients
Weeks S, Stevens K, Haider A, Efron D, Haut E, MacKenzie E, Schneider E. A modified Kampala trauma score (KTS) effectively predicts mortality in trauma patients. Injury 2015, 47: 125-129. PMID: 26256783, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew Injury Severity ScoreInjury Severity ScoreKampala Trauma ScoreTrauma patientsSeverity scoreTrauma ScorePhysiologic measuresMortality predictionNon-trauma center hospitalsSeverity scoring toolsPre-hospital intubationCenter HospitalInjury scoreAnatomical injuryMortality riskLevel IInjury severityRespiratory ratePhysiologic dataScoring toolOutcome predictionMortalitySignificant predictorsCharacteristic curveSimilar predictive ability
2014
The Epidemiology of Childhood and Adolescent Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the United States: 2007–2010
Selvarajah S, Schneider E, Becker D, Sadowsky C, Haider A, Hammond E. The Epidemiology of Childhood and Adolescent Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the United States: 2007–2010. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2014, 31: 1548-1560. PMID: 24811704, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic spinal cord injuryAcute traumatic spinal cord injuryNew Injury Severity ScoreSpinal cord injuryCumulative incidenceCord injuryMedian New Injury Severity ScoreNationwide Emergency Department SampleChildren age 5 yearsConcurrent brain injuryNinth Revision diagnosisInjury Severity ScoreMajority of patientsOverall injury severityEmergency Department SampleInflation-adjusted chargesEpidemiology of childhoodChildren 5 yearsEmergency department dataAge 17 yearsAge 5 yearsRoad traffic accidentsDischarge dispositionMedian ageRevision diagnosis
2012
Should the IDC-9 Trauma Mortality Prediction Model become the new paradigm for benchmarking trauma outcomes?
Haider A, Villegas C, Saleem T, Efron D, Stevens K, Oyetunji T, Cornwell E, Bowman S, Haack S, Baker S, Schneider E. Should the IDC-9 Trauma Mortality Prediction Model become the new paradigm for benchmarking trauma outcomes? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 72: 1695-1701. PMID: 22695443, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318256a010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBenchmarkingCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHospital MortalityHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTrauma Severity IndicesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsInjury Severity ScoreNew ISSMortality prediction modelTrauma Mortality Prediction ModelTrauma outcomesInjury typeInjury severityNational Trauma Data BankNew Injury Severity ScoreInjury severity indicesMortality prediction abilityTrauma Data BankTrauma registry dataCrude mortality rateReceiver operator characteristic curveDRG International ClassificationOperator characteristic curveHospital mortalitySeverity scoreSubgroup analysisRegistry dataRetrospective analysisOutcome measuresPrognostic studiesInternational Classification
2008
Preinjury Statin Use is Associated With Improved In-Hospital Survival in Elderly Trauma Patients
Efron D, Sorock G, Haut E, Chang D, Schneider E, MacKenzie E, Cornwell E, Jurkovich G. Preinjury Statin Use is Associated With Improved In-Hospital Survival in Elderly Trauma Patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 64: 66-74. PMID: 18188101, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31815b842a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreinjury statin useElderly trauma patientsStatin useElderly patientsHospital mortalityTrauma patientsRetrospective observational cohort studyNew Injury Severity ScoreCerebral midline shiftIn-Hospital SurvivalMultivariable adjusted oddsBeta-blocker useObservational cohort studySignificant survival benefitGlutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitorsInjury Severity ScoreGlasgow Coma ScaleTime of injurySevere traumatic injurySample of patientsTrauma center treatmentCardiovascular comorbiditiesHospital deathStatin therapyCohort study