2018
Conscious status is associated with the likelihood of trauma centre care and mortality in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury
AlSulaim H, Haring R, Asemota A, Smart B, Canner J, Ejaz A, Efron D, Velopulos C, Haut E, Schneider E. Conscious status is associated with the likelihood of trauma centre care and mortality in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury 2018, 32: 784-793. PMID: 29561720, DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2018.1451658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss of consciousnessNon-trauma centersTraumatic brain injuryTrauma centerBrain injuryHead/neck Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreNeck Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreLevel I/II trauma centersAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreSevere traumatic brain injuryInjury Scale scoreOdds of mortalityTrauma center careTC treatmentLogistic regression modelsHospital mortalityOlder patientsPatient demographicsPrimary outcomeInjury characteristicsNinth RevisionAIS scoreTBI outcomesPrevention criteriaClinical Modification
2013
Minority Trauma Patients Tend to Cluster at Trauma Centers with Worse-Than-Expected Mortality
Haider A, Hashmi Z, Zafar S, Hui X, Schneider E, Efron D, Haut E, Cooper L, MacKenzie E, Cornwell E. Minority Trauma Patients Tend to Cluster at Trauma Centers with Worse-Than-Expected Mortality. Annals Of Surgery 2013, 258: 572-581. PMID: 23979271, PMCID: PMC5995334, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e3182a50148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospital MortalityHumansInjury Severity ScoreLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMinority HealthMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CareTrauma CentersUnited StatesWhite PeopleWounds, NonpenetratingWounds, PenetratingYoung AdultConceptsTrauma centerNational Trauma Data Bank 2007High mortalityLevel I/II trauma centersPatient/injury characteristicsE mortality ratioPatients 16 yearsInjury Severity ScoreMultivariate logistic regressionIndividual trauma centersNumber of deathsBlunt/Trauma patientsBlack patientsInjury characteristicsSeverity scoreMortality ratioTraumatic injuryLower mortalityLogistic regressionPatientsRacial disparitiesMortalityInjurySurvival