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Outcomes in austere trauma care: An analysis of patients transferred from scene compared to inter-hospital transfers.

Andrew D Fisher, Jonathan D Stallings, Ryan Keffer, Erin C Howell, Jasmeet Paul, Sonlee West, Richard Miskimins

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Authors and funding

7 authors.

Andrew D FisherDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1994-7774
Jonathan D StallingsJoint Trauma System, Defense Health Agency, Fort Sam Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6430-5888
Ryan KefferDepartment of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Erin C HowellDepartment of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Jasmeet PaulDepartment of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Sonlee WestDepartment of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Richard MiskiminsDepartment of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRapid access to surgical care has demonstrated a survival benefit in trauma. We sought to describe a state's trauma system with a single Level one trauma center. STUDY DESIGN AND

methodsAll available trauma encounters from 2015 to 2023 were classified as direct from scene and transfer cohorts. To mitigate survival bias, only patients with >0 days in the trauma registry were selected for analysis.

resultsA total of 20,221 met inclusion criteria, 14,564 were classified as direct and 5658 as transfers. Blunt injury was 79.5% in direct and 84.7% in transfers (p <.001). Injury severity score was similar. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis on the matched cohort, transfer patients were less likely to experience mortality. In transfer patients, Kaplan-Meier curves showed 30-day mortality benefit.

conclusionsWith only a single Level one trauma center in the state, mortality was lower in transferred patients than in those brought directly from the scene.

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Patient TransferTrauma CentersWounds and InjuriesAdultAgedFemaleHumansInjury Severity ScoreMaleMiddle AgedRegistriesRetrospective Studiesemergency medical servicesinter‐hospital transfertraumatrauma centertrauma systems

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PMID41481801
PMCPMC13184409

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