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ReviewTrauma surgery & acute care open2025

Unveiling the economic value of equitable care for the traumatically injured: is it cost-effective to decrease trauma disparities?

Tandis Soltani, Anamaria J Robles, Kathryn M Stadeli, Sydney Timmer-Murillo, Bethany Lauren Strong, Cynthia Lizette Villarreal, Shayan Rakhit, Vanessa P Ho, Michelle A Price, Arpana Jain and 2 more

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Review in Trauma surgery & acute care open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Tandis SoltaniDepartment of Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6014-3252
Anamaria J RoblesDepartment of Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3693-314X
Kathryn M StadeliDepartment of Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7532-4662
Sydney Timmer-MurilloDepartment of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4283-5033
Bethany Lauren StrongUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2671-3135
Cynthia Lizette VillarrealCoalition for National Trauma Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8685-4191
Shayan RakhitCritical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4705-0948
Vanessa P HoDepartment of Surgery, The MetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6113-2555
Michelle A PriceCoalition for National Trauma Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6402-7956
Arpana JainArizona Burn Center, Valleywise Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2407-2928
Michaela A WestDepartment of Surgery, North Memorial Health, Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6598-4114
Summit on the Advancement of Focused Equity Research in Trauma (SAFER-Trauma) Group

Funding

AHRQ HHS R13 HS029444
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the USA, traumatic injury results in a significant financial burden, which is unevenly distributed in our society. In this paper, we will highlight some of the data around the costs of injury associated with a focus on socially vulnerable and historically resilient groups at risk for disparate outcomes. We delve into the concept of economic return on investment from multiple perspectives: the patient perspective, the community perspective and from a national and policy perspective. Targeted policy changes and dedicated efforts towards minimizing gaps in trauma care and enhancing survivorship can yield substantial economic benefits. This paper also describes several national funding agencies and their current priorities related to funding in equity and trauma research. This manuscript will demonstrate that reducing disparities in trauma care not only serves a moral imperative but also a necessary and financially sound strategy with a good economic return on investment.

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Healthcare disparitiesHealth Care Economics And Organizationssocioeconomic factors

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PMID40584753
PMCPMC12198814

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