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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedZins ZP, Wheeler KK, Brink F
Trends in US physician diagnosis of child physical abuse and neglect injuries, 2006-2014.
The purpose of this study was to determine if US child physical abuse and neglect injury rates changed from 2006 to 2014, whether definitive diagnoses of physical abuse and neglect were used more often over time, and what patient factors influenced definitive physical maltreatment diagnoses. The investigators found that definitive diagnoses of physical abuse and neglect increased over the study period and were associated with hospital volume and patient characteristics which may reflect provider experience and possible bias.
AHRQ-funded; HS024263.
Citation: Zins ZP, Wheeler KK, Brink F .
Trends in US physician diagnosis of child physical abuse and neglect injuries, 2006-2014.
Child Abuse Negl 2019 Dec;98:104179. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104179..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Children/Adolescents, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Domestic Violence, Injuries and Wounds, Emergency Department, Hospitalization
Meagher AD, Lin A, Mandell SP
A comparison of scoring systems for predicting short- and long-term survival after trauma in older adults.
Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study to identify injured older adults at highest risk for 30-day mortality. They found that older, injured adults transported by EMS to a large variety of trauma and non-trauma hospitals were more likely to die within 30 days if they required emergent airway management or had a higher comorbidity burden. They concluded that identification of an ideal prognostic tool remains elusive.
AHRQ-funded; HS023796.
Citation: Meagher AD, Lin A, Mandell SP .
A comparison of scoring systems for predicting short- and long-term survival after trauma in older adults.
Acad Emerg Med 2019 Jun;26(6):621-30. doi: 10.1111/acem.13727..
Keywords: Elderly, Trauma, Mortality, Injuries and Wounds, Emergency Department