Healthcare outcome disparities in trauma care

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-219

  Danner, Omar K ^a   Matthews, L Ray ^a   Wilson, Kenneth L ^a   Heron, Sheryl L ^b  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare disparities; Injury prevention; Minority hospitals; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 84865770705     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2012.3.11742     Document Type: Note

References (22)

1. Haider AH, Ong'uti, S, Efron DT, et al. Association between hospitals caring for a disproportionately high percentage of minority trauma patients and increased mortality: a nationwide analysis of 434 hospitals. Arch Surg. 2011:254 (E):1-7.
2. Hsai R, Shen, YC. Possible geographical barriers to trauma center access for vulnerable patients in the United States: an analysis of urban and rural communities. Arch Surg 2011 Jan;146(1):46-52.
3. Bernard et al. Fatal injuries among children by race and ethnicity - United States 1999-2002 - MMWR Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/ mmwrhtml/ss5605a1.htm?s-cid=ss5605a1 Last Access: May 1, 2007
4. American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, Advanced Trauma Life Support Manual, 1997, 6th Edition.
5. Haider AH, Chang DC, Efron DT, et al. Race and insurance status as risk factors for trauma mortality. Arch Surg. 2008; 143(10):945-949.
6. Branas CC, MacKenzie EJ, Williams JC, et al. Access to trauma centers in the United States. JAMA, 2005; 293 (21):2626-2633.
7. Crompton JG, Pollack KM, Oyetunji T, et al. Racial disparities in motorcycle-related mortality: an analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. Am J Surg. 2010; 200(2):191-196.
8. Haider AH, Efron DT, Haut ER et al. Black children experience worse clinical and functional outcomes after traumatic brain injury: an analysis of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry. J Trauma. 2007; 62(5):1259-1262, discussion 1262-1263.
9. Baicker K, Chandra A, Skinner JS. Geographic variation in health care and the problem of measuring racial disparities. Perspect Biol Med. 2005;48(1)(suppl) :S42-S53.
10. Ly DP, Lopez L, Isaac T, et al. How do black-serving hospitals perform on patient safety indicators? Implications for national public reporting and pay-for-performance. Med Care. 2010;48(12):1133-1137.
11. Popescu I, Werner RM, Vaughan-Sarrazin MS, et al. Characteristics and outcomes of America's lowest-performing hospitals: an analysis of acute myocardial infarction hospital care in the United States. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2009;2(3):221-227.
12. Lucas FL, Stukel TA, Morris AM, et al. Race and surgical mortality in the United States. Ann Surg. 2006;243(2):281-286.
13. Skinner J, Chandra A, Staiger D, et al. Mortality after acute myocardial infarction in hospitals that disproportionately treat black patients. Circulation. 2005;112(17):2634-2641.
14. Cudnik MT, Newgard CD, Sayre MR, et al. Level I versus Level II trauma centers: an outcomes-based assessment. J Trauma. 2009;66(5):1321-1326.
15. MacKenzie EJ, Rivara FP, Jurkovich GJ, et al. A national evaluation of the effect of trauma-center care on mortality. N Engl J Med. 2006; 354(4):366-378.
16. Cudnik MT, Sayre MR, Hiestand B, et al. Are all trauma centers created equally? a statewide analysis. Acad Emerg Med. 2010;17(7):701-708.
17. Shafi S, Friese R, Gentilello LM. Moving beyond personnel and process: a case for incorporating outcome measures in the trauma center designation process. Arch Surg. 2008;143(2):115-119, discussion 120.
18. Shafi S, Nathens AB, Parks J, et al. Trauma quality improvement using risk-adjusted outcomes. J Trauma. 2008;64(3):599-604, discussion 604-606.
19. Mannion R, Davies HT, Marshall MN. Cultural characteristics of "high"and "low" performing hospitals. J Health Organ Manag. 2005;19(6):431-439.
20. Meyer JA, Silow-Carroll S, Kutyla T, et al. Hospital quality: ingredients for success; overview and lessons learned. New York, NY: Commonwealth Fund; 2004.
21. Hosking JE, Ameratunga SN, Bramley DM, et al. Reducing ethnic disparities in the quality of trauma care: an important research gap. Ann Surg. 2011; 253(2):233-237.
22. Green AR, Tan-McGrory A, Cervantes MC, et al. Leveraging quality improvement to achieve equity in health care. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010; 36(10):435-442.