2016
Implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Insurance Coverage and Rehabilitation Use Among Young Adult Trauma Patients.
Zogg CK, Payró Chew F, Scott JW, Wolf LL, Tsai TC, Najjar P, Olufajo OA, Schneider EB, Haut ER, Haider AH, Canner JK. Implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Insurance Coverage and Rehabilitation Use Among Young Adult Trauma Patients. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: e163609. PMID: 27760245, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung adult trauma patientsDependent coverage provisionAdult trauma patientsAffordable Care ActTrauma patientsRehabilitation useInsurance coverageClinical end pointsPatient ProtectionCare ActCause of deathComplete patient recordsHigh-quality careEmergency departmentMean ageOutpatient settingUninsured patientsPatient outcomesRisk groupsPatientsRehabilitation accessACA implementationRescue ratesPatient recordsLongitudinal assessmentValidation of international trauma scoring systems in urban trauma centres in India
Roy N, Gerdin M, Schneider E, Veetil D, Khajanchi M, Kumar V, Saha M, Dharap S, Gupta A, Tomson G, von Schreeb J. Validation of international trauma scoring systems in urban trauma centres in India. Injury 2016, 47: 2459-2464. PMID: 27667119, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury Severity ScoreTrauma Injury Severity ScoreKampala Trauma ScoreTrauma patientsCasualty departmentPhysiological scoreTrauma centerSeverity scoreProspective multi-centre observational cohort studyMulti-center observational cohort studyInjury Severity Scale scoreAdult trauma patientsObservational cohort studySeverity Scale scoreUrban trauma centerHistory of injuryIncome country settingsMiddle-income country settingsHospital mortalityLate mortalityUrban Indian settingAdult patientsCohort studyInpatient mortalityPhysiologic score
2015
Outcomes of trauma care at centers treating a higher proportion of older patients
Zafar S, Obirieze A, Schneider E, Hashmi Z, Scott V, Greene W, Efron D, MacKenzie E, Cornwell E, Haider A. Outcomes of trauma care at centers treating a higher proportion of older patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2015, 78: 852-859. PMID: 25742246, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder trauma patientsOlder patientsTrauma patientsTrauma centerLevel 2 trauma centerMultivariate logistic regression modelRisk-adjusted mortality ratioYoung adultsGeriatric trauma patientsAdult trauma patientsBurden of injuryLength of stayObserved-expected ratioTrauma center performanceHigher proportionLogistic regression modelsGeriatric traumaYounger patientsTrauma deathsMortality ratioTrauma visitsTrauma careEpidemiologic studiesPatientsBetter outcomes