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
2018
Insurance Status Biases Trauma-system Utilization and Appropriate Interfacility Transfer
Zogg CK, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Davis KA. Insurance Status Biases Trauma-system Utilization and Appropriate Interfacility Transfer. Annals Of Surgery 2018, 268: 681-689. PMID: 30004929, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNTC patientsMajor injuriesOlder adult trauma patientsNationwide Emergency Department SampleOptimal trauma careAdult trauma patientsEmergency department admissionsEmergency Department SampleTrauma center careTransfer of patientsComplex traumatic injuriesMultilevel logistic regressionTrauma patientsDepartment admissionsHigh morbidityTC careDirect admissionInsurance statusInterfacility transferUninsured patientsTrauma careTraumatic injuryOutcome measuresTrauma systemCenter care