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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 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedVickers BP, Shi J, Lu B
Comparative study of ED mortality risk of US trauma patients treated at level I and level II vs nontrauma centers.
The researchers used National Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) data to explore the hypothesis that severely injured trauma victims properly triaged to a level I or level II trauma center have significantly lower odds of death than those undertriaged to a non-trauma center. They found that trauma patients with Injury Severity Score of greater than 25 received most benefit from proper triage. Efforts to reduce undertriage should focus on this population.
AHRQ-funded; HS022277.
Citation: Vickers BP, Shi J, Lu B .
Comparative study of ED mortality risk of US trauma patients treated at level I and level II vs nontrauma centers.
Am J Emerg Med 2015 Sep;33(9):1158-65. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.05.010..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Emergency Department, Trauma, Comparative Effectiveness, Mortality
Jenkins PC, Richardson CR, Norton EC
Trauma surge index: advancing the measurement of trauma surges and their influence on mortality.
The authors developed a new measure of hospital capacity strain corresponding to trauma admissions and examined the relationship between trauma surges and inpatient mortality. Their Trauma Surge Index (TSI) method can be implemented by hospitals and trauma systems to examine periods of high-capacity strain retrospectively, identify specific resources that might have been needed, and better direct future investments in an evidence-based manner.
AHRQ-funded; HS020672.
Citation: Jenkins PC, Richardson CR, Norton EC .
Trauma surge index: advancing the measurement of trauma surges and their influence on mortality.
J Am Coll Surg 2015 Sep;221(3):729-38.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.05.016.
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Keywords: Emergency Preparedness, Hospitals, Injuries and Wounds, Mortality, Trauma
Peng J, Wheeler K, Shi J
Trauma with Injury Severity Score of 75: are these unsurvivable injuries?
This study aimed to assess the true mortality among patients with an ISS=75, and to examine the characteristics and primary diagnoses of these patients. Its results revealed that at least half of patients with an ISS=75 survived, demonstrating that the rationale for excluding patients with an ISS=75 from analysis is not always justified.
AHRQ-funded; HS022277.
Citation: Peng J, Wheeler K, Shi J .
Trauma with Injury Severity Score of 75: are these unsurvivable injuries?
PLoS One 2015 Jul 31;10(7):e0134821. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134821..
Keywords: Mortality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Trauma, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Department
Sherry MK, Mossallam M, Mulligan M
Rates of intentionally caused and road crash deaths of US citizens abroad.
The researchers invetigated rates of death by cause and country among US travellers to aid in the development of risk reduction strategies. Using data from January 2003 to December 2009 from the US Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs and from the US Department of Commerce's Office of Travel and Tourism, they found that the leading cause of non-natural deaths in US travellers abroad was road crashes, which exceeds intentional injury as the leading cause of non-natural deaths in almost every country where US citizens travel.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Sherry MK, Mossallam M, Mulligan M .
Rates of intentionally caused and road crash deaths of US citizens abroad.
Inj Prev 2015 Apr;21(e1):e10-4. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2013-040923.
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Keywords: Injuries and Wounds, Mortality, Risk, Trauma