Real money: Complications and hospital costs in trauma patients
Hemmila MR, Jakubus JL, Maggio PM, Wahl WL, Dimick JB, Campbell DA, Taheri PA. Real money: Complications and hospital costs in trauma patients. Surgery 2008, 144: 307-316. PMID: 18656640, PMCID: PMC2583342, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor complication groupMinor complication groupComplication groupHospital costsTrauma patientsDuration of stayMinor complicationsMajor complicationsHospital chargesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program methodologyEmergency department systolic blood pressureQuality careMedian total hospital costLevel 1 trauma centerNew Injury Severity ScoreGeneral surgery populationMajor postoperative complicationsInjury Severity ScoreSystolic blood pressureTotal hospital chargesTotal hospital costsTypes of complicationsMedian hospital chargesImproved quality carePostoperative complications