Based on this assumption, we hypothesized patients who are transferred from regional hospitals to Level 1 TCs would have a lower injury severity scores (ISS) and unfavorable payor status (i.e.: uninsured/underinsured) compared to primary (non-transferred) trauma admissions. Methods: Between January...
In New Jersey, all three Level 1 Trauma Centers (L1TC) have provided ACS services for many years. Analyzing NJ state inpatient data, we sought to determine whether outcomes in one common surgical illness, diverticulitis, have been different between L1TC and nontrauma centers (NTC) over a 10...
There are delays in the transport of patients from the smaller hospitals and the direct trauma referral system needs to be strengthened. Non-operative management of abdominal trauma is a very important component of trauma surgical care and is decreasing the operative load on the theatres. 展开 ...
Quality Assessment of the management of road traffic fatalities at a level 1 trauma center compared to other hospitals in Victoria, Australia Objectives: Since 1992, the Consultative Committee on Road Traffic Fatalities in Victoria, Australia, has identified problems including those contributing ... D...
was to describe the incidence, type, and impact of complications occurring within 6 months after the initial trauma in multitrauma patients.During a 2-year period, all trauma patients with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥ 16 who were not directly transferred to other hospitals were included. ...
Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLPs) provide legal support to patients undergoing medical care in hospitals. Many patients, especially those that are violently injured, often experience health-harming legal needs (HHLNs) involving the social and structural determinants of health. These can include, but ar...
Forest Plots Describing the Odds of Mortality for children Admitted to Hospitals Following Trauma Treated at Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers (PTCs) vs Level I Adult Trauma Centers (ATCs) eFigure 10. Forest Plots Describing the Odds of Mortality for Children Admitted to Hospitals Following Trauma ...
Rivers explores theoretical aspects of his clinical experiences, at Maghull and Craiglockhart War Hospitals, treating "shell shock" and "war neuroses" among soldiers traumatized in WWI combat. His insight that avoidance of traumatic experiences does not assist recovery was prescient, and he saw ...
5,6 The wide variability in clinical outcomes across hospitals treating trauma patients,7,8 even among designated level I trauma centers,9 is evidence of large gaps in trauma care quality across hospitals. It is unknown to what extent this variability is caused by differences in clinical practice...
One answer to my question came when I crossed the street into the town square to wait for the tram. At my feet was a sign etched into the concrete: “These streetlights are connected to the maternity hospitals in the city. Every time the lights slowly flash, a new baby has been born...