Hospital discharge destinations for Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients treated for traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To examine hospital discharge destinations for Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients treated for traumatic brain injury. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study with patient matching. FINDINGS: Ethnicity status not determined a significant predictor of discharge destination (P = .2150). Patient hospital length of stay determined a significant predictor of discharge destination (P = .0072), with every 1 day increase in length of stay, resulting in a 12% increase in odds of being discharged to care facility. CONCLUSIONS: Study data suggest that length of stay can predict discharge destination for both Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients in a medium-sized trauma center in the Midwest.