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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedVogel JA, Gannon Sungar W, Boatright D
Denver ED Trauma Organ Failure Score predicts healthcare resource utilization in adult trauma patients.
This study examined the success of the Denver Emergency Department (ED) Trauma Organ Failure (TOF) Score and the need for specialized healthcare resources for trauma patients. Outcomes measured included intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS), hospital LOS, procedures and costs. They included 3000 patients with 71% of them male, a median age of 42, and median injury severity score of 9 (IQR 5-16). Of that total, 46% were admitted to the ICU and 4% died. The tool was found to successfully predict healthcare resource utilization and can be used to identify patients early after injury that will require specialized trauma care.
AHRQ-funded; HS023901.
Citation: Vogel JA, Gannon Sungar W, Boatright D .
Denver ED Trauma Organ Failure Score predicts healthcare resource utilization in adult trauma patients.
Am J Emerg Med 2019 Jun;37(6):1108-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.08.073..
Keywords: Emergency Department, Healthcare Utilization, Outcomes, Trauma
Hinami K, Smith J, Deamant CD
When do patient-reported outcome measures inform readmission risk?
The study sought was to characterize changes in patient-reported outcome measures from hospital discharge to assess when they best inform risk of utilization as defined by readmissions or emergency department use. It concluded that routine measurement of patient-reported outcomes can help identify patients at higher risk for utilizations. For example, in-hospital assessments revealing high symptom burden and poor health status predicted 14-day reutilization.
AHRQ-funded; HS019481.
Citation: Hinami K, Smith J, Deamant CD .
When do patient-reported outcome measures inform readmission risk?
J Hosp Med 2015 May;10(5):294-300. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2366..
Keywords: Emergency Department, Healthcare Utilization, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Readmissions, Outcomes