Unsupervised clustering analysis of trauma/non-trauma centers using hospital features including surgical care.

ABSTRACT: Injuries are a leading cause of death in the United States. Trauma systems aim to ensure all injured patients receive appropriate care. Hospitals that participate in a trauma system, trauma centers (TCs), are designated with different levels according to guidelines that dictate access to medical and research resources but not specific surgical care. This study aimed to identify patterns of injury care that distinguish different TCs and hospitals without trauma designation, non-trauma centers (non-TCs). We extracted hospital-level features from the state inpatient hospital discharge data in Washington state, including all TCs and non-TCs, in 2016. We provided summary statistics and tested the differences of each feature across the TC/non-TC levels. We then conducted 3 sets of unsupervised c

SUBMITTER: Sun X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11340941 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature