2022
The extent to which geography explains one of trauma’s troubling trends: Insurance-based differences in appropriate interfacility transfer
Zogg CK, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Davis KA. The extent to which geography explains one of trauma’s troubling trends: Insurance-based differences in appropriate interfacility transfer. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 93: 686-694. PMID: 35293375, PMCID: PMC9470786, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNontrauma centersEmergency departmentMajor injuriesTrauma centerSignificant geographic variationInsurance-based differencesRisk-adjusted oddsLarge trauma centersNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageHierarchical logistic regressionInsured adultsTransfer patientsInsurance statusInterfacility transferStratified analysisED claimsUninsured adultsLevel IIISecondary objectiveTriage patternsDeprived populationsLogistic regressionInjurySocioeconomic disadvantageAdmission differences
2015
The hazards of off-road motor sports: Are four wheels better than two?
Villegas CV, Bowman SM, Zogg CK, Scott VK, Haut ER, Stevens KA, Efron DT, Haider AH. The hazards of off-road motor sports: Are four wheels better than two? Injury 2015, 47: 178-183. PMID: 26319205, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher risk-adjusted oddsRisk-adjusted oddsATV patientsIntensive care unit admissionNational Trauma Data BankCrash victimsCare unit admissionInjury prevention planningUS National Trauma Data BankTrauma Data BankRelative safety profileUnit admissionAbdominal injuriesRetrospective reviewAnatomic injuryInjury characteristicsSevere headAnatomic distributionSafety profileTrauma outcomesInclusion criteriaPatientsSevere injuriesLogistic regressionInjury