Admission to a Verified Pediatric Trauma Center is Associated With Improved Outcomes in Severely Injured Children
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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. Thor
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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.
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