Is state trauma funding associated with mortality among injured hospitalized patients?
Am J Surg
; 229: 133-139, 2024 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-38155075
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
We sought to quantify the association between state trauma funding and (1) in-hospital mortality and (2) transfers of injured patients.METHODS:
We conducted an observational cross-sectional study of states with publicly available trauma funding data. We analyzed in-hospital mortality using linked data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey, and these State Department of Public Health trauma funding data.RESULTS:
A total of 594,797 injured adult patients were admitted to acute care hospitals in 17 states. Patients in states with >$1.00 per capita state trauma funding had 0.82 (95 â% CI 0.78-0.85, p â< â0.001) decreased adjusted odds of in-hospital mortality compared to patients in states with less than $1.00 per capita state trauma funding.CONCLUSIONS:
Increased state trauma funding is associated with decreased adjusted in-hospital mortality.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Trauma Centers
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Wounds and Injuries
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Surg
Year:
2024
Type:
Article