Blunt versus penetrating trauma: Is there a resource intensity discrepancy?

The rising cost of healthcare requires responsible allocation of resources. Not all trauma centers see the same types of patients. We hypothesized that patients with blunt injuries require more resources than patients with penetrating injuries. This was a retrospective analysis of all highest-level...

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Published in:The American journal of surgery 2019-12, Vol.218 (6), p.1201-1205
Main Authors: Fitch, CDR Jamie L., Albini, Paul T., Patel, Anish Y., Yanoff, Matthew S., McEvoy, Christian S., Wilson, Chad T., Suliburk, James, Gordy, Stephanie D., Todd, S. Rob
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Demographics
Demography
Female
Health Resources - economics
Hospital Charges - statistics & numerical data
Hospitalization - economics
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals
Humans
Injuries
Injury analysis
Injury prevention
Injury Severity Score
Intensive care
Male
Mechanical ventilation
Military service
Mortality
Patients
Resource allocation
Retrospective Studies
Studies
Survival Rate
Trauma
Trauma Centers
Ventilation
Ventilators
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - economics
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - mortality
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - therapy
Wounds, Penetrating - economics
Wounds, Penetrating - mortality
Wounds, Penetrating - therapy
Young adults
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Summary:The rising cost of healthcare requires responsible allocation of resources. Not all trauma centers see the same types of patients. We hypothesized that patients with blunt injuries require more resources than patients with penetrating injuries. This was a retrospective analysis of all highest-level activation trauma patients at our busy urban Level I Trauma Center over five years. Data included demographics, injuries, hospital charges, and resources used. A p value 
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.08.018