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ArticleThe American surgeon2025

Impact of Trauma Center Type on Outcomes in Pediatric Population Following Severe Isolated Blunt Traumatic Brain Injuries: A National Analysis.

Hazem Nasef, Brian Chin, Tessa Breeding, Nikita Bundschu, D-Dre Wright, Donald Plumely, Adel Elkbuli

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7 authors.

Hazem NasefKiran Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, NOVA Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
Brian ChinJohn A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Tessa BreedingKiran Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, NOVA Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
Nikita BundschuKiran Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, NOVA Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
D-Dre WrightJohn A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Donald PlumelyDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Orlando Health, Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
Adel ElkbuliDivision of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL, USA.

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Abstract

IntroductionThis study aims to evaluate the association between trauma center type, verification level, and clinical outcomes in pediatric trauma patients with moderate and severe isolated blunt traumatic brain injury (TBI).MethodsThis is a retrospective cohort study utilizing the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Trauma Quality Program (TQP) Participant Use File (PUF) database from 2017 to 2021. Severely injured pediatric (<18 years) trauma patients with isolated moderate and severe TBI (AIS head >2, all other body regions <3) were included. Outcomes included in-hospital mortality, discharge disposition, intensive care unit length-of-stay (ICU-LOS), and ventilator-free days (VFDs).ResultsPatients treated at a level-I combined adult and pediatric trauma centers (CTCs) had significantly lower odds of in-hospital mortality than those treated at adult trauma centers (ATCs) (OR .495, 95% CI 0.291-.841,

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticTrauma CentersWounds, NonpenetratingAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHospital MortalityHumansInfantInjury Severity ScoreLength of StayMaleRetrospective StudiesUnited Statescombined trauma centerpediatric traumapediatric trauma centertrauma outcomestraumatic brain injury

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