2005
Referral Patterns and Severity Distribution of Burn Care
Pacella S, Harkins D, Butz D, Kuzon W, Taheri P. Referral Patterns and Severity Distribution of Burn Care. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2005, 54: 412-419. PMID: 15785284, DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000154877.59894.5e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBurn UnitsBurnsEducation, MedicalHumansPatient AdmissionPlastic Surgery ProceduresReferral and ConsultationSeverity of Illness IndexSurgery, PlasticConceptsHigh-volume hospitalsLow-volume hospitalsNational Inpatient SampleReferral patternsBurn centerModerate-volume hospitalsHigh-volume centersRegional burn centerTotal burn admissionsState of MichiganBurn patientsEducation of surgeonsInpatient SamplePatient distributionBurn providersBurn careBurn admissionsSevere burnsPatientsSurgical programsSurgical training programsAdmissionHospitalHospital AssociationSurgical residents
1997
Physician Resource Utilization after Geriatric Trauma
Taheri P, Iteld L, Michaels A, Edelstein S, Di Ponio L, Rodriguez J. Physician Resource Utilization after Geriatric Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1997, 43: 565-569.. PMID: 9356049, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199710000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma serviceGlasgow Coma Scale scorePMR consultationGeriatric trauma patientsInjury Severity ScoreGeneral surgical serviceLong-term outcomesPatients' functional outcomeLength of stayNursing home placementSignificant differencesHealth care resourcesMultidisciplinary trauma teamPhysician resource utilizationPMR interventionGeriatric traumaTrauma patientsGeriatric patientsSignificant group differencesPhysician consultationFunctional outcomeMultiple traumaSeverity scoreSubgroup analysisEarly consultation