2008
Angioembolization Reduces Operative Intervention for Blunt Splenic Injury
Wei B, Hemmila MR, Arbabi S, Taheri PA, Wahl WL. Angioembolization Reduces Operative Intervention for Blunt Splenic Injury. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 64: 1472-1477. PMID: 18545111, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318174e8cd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal InjuriesAdultAngiographyCohort StudiesEmbolization, TherapeuticFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInjury Severity ScoreMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisProbabilityRadiography, InterventionalRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSplenectomySplenic RuptureTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsBlunt splenic injuryAngiographic embolizationInjury Severity ScoreSplenic injuryOperative interventionInjury scoreSeverity scoreAE groupSimilar Injury Severity ScoresGlasgow Coma Scale scorePacked RBC transfusionSplenic salvage rateAdult trauma patientsAbbreviated Injury ScoreLength of stayOverall hospitalization costsAbdominal complicationsIntraabdominal complicationsThromboembolic eventsNonoperative managementOnly patientsRBC transfusionSalvage rateTrauma patientsPleural effusion
1999
Trauma services: a profit center?
Taheri P, Butz D, Watts C, Griffes L, Greenfield L. Trauma services: a profit center? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 1999, 188: 349-354. PMID: 10195717, DOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(99)00021-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury Severity ScoreLength of stayGroup ATrauma centerGroup BProportion of costsTrauma serviceMean cost/patientLevel I trauma centerI trauma centerCost/patientCost of careFiscal year 1997Hospital cost accounting systemBlunt mechanism injuryMechanism injuriesTrauma registrySeverity scoreSick patientsInadequate reimbursementPatient basisPatientsPatient groupingsStayTotal service cost
1998
Trauma Service Cost
Taheri P, Wahl W, Butz D, Iteld L, Michaels A, Griffes L, Bishop G, Greenfield L. Trauma Service Cost. Annals Of Surgery 1998, 227: 720-725. PMID: 9605663, PMCID: PMC1191353, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199805000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAverage Injury Severity ScoreLevel I trauma centerOperating roomEmergency room timeI trauma centerInjury Severity ScorePhysician-led teamsVariable direct costsHospital finance departmentCase management approachEmergency servicesLab drawsClinical pharmacistsEarly dischargeTrauma centerCost-containment strategiesSeverity scoreTrauma serviceTrauma careMean costRoom timeSurgeon involvementPatient volumeFiscal year 1996Study period
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