Walter A Ramsey, Carlos T Huerta, Christopher F O'Neil, Rachael L Stottlemyre, Rebecca A Saberi, Gareth P Gilna, Nicole B Lyons, Brianna L Collie, Brandon M Parker, Eduardo A Perez, Juan E Sola, Kenneth G Proctor, Nicholas Namias, Chad M Thorson, Jonathan P Meizoso
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown improved survival for severely injured adult patients treated at American College of Surgeons verified level I/II trauma centers compared to level III and undesignated centers. However, this relationship has not been well established in pediatric trauma centers (PTCs). We hypothesize that severely injured children will have lower mortality at verified level I/II PTCs compared to centers without PTC verification. METHODS: All patients 1-15 years of age with ISS >15 in the 2017-2019 American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Programs (ACS TQP) dataset were reviewed...
October 31, 2023: Journal of Pediatric Surgery