The “mortality ascent”
Herrera-Escobar JP, Rios-Diaz AJ, Zogg CK, Wolf LL, Harlow A, Schneider EB, Cooper Z, Ordonez CA, Salim A, Haider AH. The “mortality ascent”. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 84: 139-145. PMID: 28930947, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnstable trauma patientsLevel I TCsLevel II TCsHours postadmissionTrauma patientsLevel ILevel IIMortality riskHospital mortalityLog-binomial regression modelsNational Trauma Data BankComparable mortality riskHospital-level confoundersInjury Severity ScoreSystolic blood pressureAvailable treatment modalitiesTrauma Data BankSpecific risk factorsRisk-adjusted modelsBlood pressureHigher relative mortalityUnstable patientsBurn patientsSeverity scoreTreatment modalities