Do pediatric patients with trauma in Florida have reduced mortality rates when treated in designated trauma centers?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 212-221

  Pracht, Etienne E ^a   Tepas III, Joseph J ^b   Langland Orban, Barbara ^a   Simpson, Lisa ^c   Pieper, Pam ^d   Flint, Lewis M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivariate probit; Designated trauma centers; Injury mortality; Injury outcome; Pediatric trauma centers; Trauma systems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BURN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE INJURY; SURVIVAL RATE; TRUNK; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38149099901     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.047     Document Type: Article

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