Geographic Disparities in Re-triage Destinations Among Seriously Injured Californians.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify geographic disparities in sub-optimal re-triage of seriously injured patients in California.

Summary of background data

Re-triage is the emergent transfer of seriously injured patients from the emergency departments of non-trauma and low-level trauma centers to, ideally, high-level trauma centers. Some patients are re-triaged to a second non-trauma or low-level trauma center (sub-optimal) instead of a high-level trauma center (optimal).

Methods

This was a retrospective observational cohort study of seriously injured patients, defined by an Injury Severity Score > 15, re-triaged in California (2009-2018). Re-triages within one day of presentation to the sending center were considered. The sub-optimal re-triage rate was quantified at the sta

SUBMITTER: Furmanchuk A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10348777 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature