Patient and Hospital Characteristics Associated with Admission Among Patients With Minor Isolated Extremity Firearm Injuries: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify the association between insurance and hospital admission following minor isolated extremity firearm injury.

Background

The association between insurance and injury admission has not been examined.

Methods

This was an observational retrospective cohort study of minor isolated extremity firearm injury captured in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient and Emergency Department Databases in 6 states (New York, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Florida, and Maryland) from 2016 to 2017 among patients aged 16 years or older. The primary exposure was insurance. Admitted patients were propensity score matched to nonadmitted patients on age, extremity Abbreviated Injury Score, and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index with exact matching with

SUBMITTER: Thomas AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11191909 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature