Differences Between Pediatric & Adult Trauma Centers

Space: StayCurrentMD Published: 2017-03-30

Topic overview

Dr. Richard Falcone does a JPS review of an article by Walther, et al showing that Pediatric trauma centers use less imaging than adult centers for adolescent patients. Full text: http://ow.ly/uCyu304JGaD

Keywords

pediatric trauma adult trauma adolescent injuries trauma center outcomes injury severity score mortality rates imaging studies length of stay ICU length of stay clinical diagnosis radiation exposure trauma care Cincinnati Children's Hospital trauma evaluation severe brain injuries discharge outcomes National Trauma Data Bank pediatric surgery trauma management healthcare disparities

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#PediatricTrauma #AdultTrauma #AdolescentHealth #TraumaOutcomes #InjurySeverity #MortalityRates #ImagingStudies #LengthOfStay #ICUStay #ClinicalDiagnosis #RadiationExposure #TraumaCare #CincinnatiChildrens #TraumaEvaluation #SevereInjuries #DischargeOutcomes #NationalTraumaData #PediatricSurgery #TraumaManagement #HealthcareDisparities

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