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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedBowman JA, Nuño M, Jurkovich GJ
Association of hospital-level intensive care unit use and outcomes in older patients with isolated rib fractures.
Researchers characterized interhospital variability in intensive care unit (ICU) vs non-ICU admission of older patients with isolated rib fractures and evaluated whether greater hospital-level use of ICU admission is associated with improved outcomes. This study included trauma patients who were admitted to trauma centers participating in the National Trauma Data Bank. The researchers found that admission location of older patients with isolated rib fractures was variable across hospitals, but hospitalization at a center with greater ICU use was associated with improved outcomes. They recommended that hospitals with low ICU use admit more such patients to an ICU.
AHRQ-funded; HS022236.
Citation: Bowman JA, Nuño M, Jurkovich GJ .
Association of hospital-level intensive care unit use and outcomes in older patients with isolated rib fractures.
JAMA Netw Open 2020 Nov 2;3(11):e2026500. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.26500..
Keywords: Elderly, Injuries and Wounds, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Hospitals, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Outcomes, Mortality
Dykes PC, Burns Z, Adelman J
Evaluation of a patient-centered fall-prevention tool kit to reduce falls and injuries: a nonrandomized controlled trial.
The purpose of this study was to assess whether a fall-prevention tool kit that engages patients and families in the fall-prevention process throughout hospitalization is associated with reduced falls and injurious falls. Findings showed that, in this nonrandomized controlled trial, implementation of a fall-prevention tool kit was associated with a significant reduction in falls and related injuries. A patient-care team partnership appeared to be beneficial for prevention of falls and fall-related injuries.
AHRQ-funded; HS023535.
Citation: Dykes PC, Burns Z, Adelman J .
Evaluation of a patient-centered fall-prevention tool kit to reduce falls and injuries: a nonrandomized controlled trial.
JAMA Netw Open 2020 Nov 2;3(11):e2025889. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.25889..
Keywords: Falls, Injuries and Wounds, Prevention, Tools & Toolkits, Patient and Family Engagement, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Hospitalization, Hospitals
Otto L, Wang A, Wheeler K
Comparison of manual and computer assigned injury severity scores.
The study objective was to compare the ISS manually assigned by hospital personnel and those generated by the ICDPIC software for value agreement and predictive power of length of stay (LOS) and mortality. The investigators found that the LOS and mortality predictive power were significantly higher for manually assigned ISS when compared with computer assigned ISS in both PTC and NTDB data sets. They indicated that hospitals should be cautious about transitioning to computer assigned ISS, specifically for patients who are critically injured.
AHRQ-funded; HS024263.
Citation: Otto L, Wang A, Wheeler K .
Comparison of manual and computer assigned injury severity scores.
Inj Prev 2020 Aug;26(4):330-33. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043224..
Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Injuries and Wounds, Trauma, Hospitals