The differential associations of preexisting conditions with trauma-related outcomes in the presence of competing risks
Calvo R, Lindsay S, Edland S, Macera C, Wingard D, Ohno-Machado L, Sise M. The differential associations of preexisting conditions with trauma-related outcomes in the presence of competing risks. Injury 2015, 47: 677-684. PMID: 26684173, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.10.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-existing chronic conditionsOlder trauma patientsHospital mortalityTrauma patientsMortality riskHigh-risk groupLow-risk subgroupsLower mortality riskLonger HLOSHospital lengthMost patientsRisk patientsClinical outcomesLiver diseaseRetrospective studyTrauma populationTrauma-related outcomesRisk regressionChronic conditionsExcess mortalityParkinson's diseaseLevel ICare facilitiesPatientsClinical decision