Observational studyJournal of pediatric surgery2018
The epidemiology of inpatient pediatric trauma in United States hospitals 2000 to 2011.
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- Increasing Trend in Violence-Related Trauma and Suicide Attempts among Pediatric Trauma Patients: A 6-Year Analysis of Trauma Mechanisms and the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Functional status of pediatric patients with trauma and risk factors for mortality from a single center in China.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- A Revised Comorbidity Model for Administrative Databases Using Clinical Classifications Software Refined Variables.Cureus · 2021Article
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Disaster Simulation Curriculum: The 5-Minute Trauma Assessment for Pediatric Residents (TRAP-5).MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2020Article
- Patterns of moderate and severe injury in children after the introduction of major trauma networks.Archives of disease in childhood · 2019Article
- The burden of hospitalized sports-related injuries in children: an Australian population-based study, 2005-2013.Injury epidemiology · 2018Article
- The Preschool-Aged and School-Aged Children Present Different Odds of Mortality than Adults in Southern Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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backgroundThis study provides important updates to the epidemiology of pediatric trauma in the United States.
methodsAge-specific epidemiologic analysis of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's Nationwide Inpatient Sample, representing 2.4 million pediatric traumatic injury discharges in the US from 2000 to 2011. We present yearly data with overlying loess smoothing lines, proportions of common injuries and surgical procedures, and survey-adjusted logistic regression analysis.
resultsFrom 2000 to 2011 there was a 21.7% decline in US pediatric trauma injury inpatient discharges from 273.2 to 213.7 admissions per 100,000. Inpatient case-fatality decreased 5.5% from 1.26% (95% CI 1.05-1.47) to 1.19% (95% CI 1.01-1.38). Severe injuries accounted for 26.5% (se=0.11) of all discharges in 2000 increasing to 31.3% (se=0.13) in 2011. The most common injury mechanism across all age groups was motor vehicle crashes (MVCs), followed by assaults (15-19years), sports (10-14), falls (5-9) and burns (<5). The total injury-related, inflation-adjusted cost was $21.7 billion, increasing 56% during the study period.
conclusionsThe overall rate of inpatient pediatric injury discharges across the United States has been declining. While injury severity is increasing in hospitalized patients, case-fatality rates are decreasing. MVCs remain a common source of all pediatric trauma. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE: Level III.
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