Association Between Trauma Center Type and Mortality Among Injured Adolescent Patients | Zendy

Rachel Webman | Zendy; Elizabeth A. Carter | Zendy; Sushil Mittal | Zendy; Jichaun Wang | Zendy; Chethan Sathya | Zendy; Avery B. Nathens | Zendy; Michael L. Nance | Zendy; David Madigan | Zendy; Randall S. Burd | Zendy

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Association Between Trauma Center Type and Mortality Among Injured Adolescent Patients

Author(s) -

Rachel Webman,

Elizabeth A. Carter,

Sushil Mittal,

Jichaun Wang,

Chethan Sathya,

Avery B. Nathens,

Michael L. Nance,

David Madigan,

Randall S. Burd

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

jama pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004

H-Index - 183

eISSN - 2168-6211

pISSN - 2168-6203

DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0805

Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , trauma center , pediatric trauma , injury severity score , emergency medicine , blunt trauma , injury prevention , blunt , major trauma , traumatic brain injury , poison control , abbreviated injury scale , pediatrics , medical emergency , retrospective cohort study , surgery , psychiatry

Although data obtained from regional trauma systems demonstrate improved outcomes for children treated at pediatric trauma centers (PTCs) compared with those treated at adult trauma centers (ATCs), differences in mortality have not been consistently observed for adolescents. Because trauma is the leading cause of death and acquired disability among adolescents, it is important to better define differences in outcomes among injured adolescents by using national data.

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