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Traumatic injury and children: a national assessment. J Trauma 2007 Dec;63(6 Suppl):S68-80; discussion S81-6

Date

12/22/2007

Pubmed ID

18091214

DOI

10.1097/TA.0b013e31815acbb6

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-37349087864 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   51 Citations

Abstract

Before beginning a study of trauma care for children, it is necessary to understand contemporary injury patterns of children, specifically the volume and types of injury, injury severity, and institutions where children are hospitalized for trauma. This article was designed to address these issues using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) 2003 that contains over 7 million discharge records from hospitalized children in the United States. Our classification of hospitals into pediatric experience and trauma experience are a first step in better defining what hospital characteristics are important to the optimal care of an injured child. In an era of limited resources, we would like to assure that the right child received the right treatment at the right place.

Author List

Guice KS, Cassidy LD, Oldham KT

Author

Laura Cassidy PhD Associate Dean, Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Humans
Infant
Injury Severity Score
Insurance, Health
Length of Stay
Male
United States
Wounds and Injuries