Trends in racial disparities for injured patients admitted to trauma centers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether outcome disparities between black and white trauma patients have decreased over the last 10 years.

Data source

Pennsylvania Trauma Outcome Study.

Study design

We performed an observational cohort study on 191,887 patients admitted to 28 Level 1 and Level II trauma centers. The main outcomes of interest were (1) death, (2) death or major complication, and (3) failure-to-rescue. Hospitals were categorized according to the proportion of black patients. Multivariate regression models were used to estimate trends in racial disparities and to assess whether the source of racial disparities was within or between hospitals.

Principal findings

Trauma patients admitted to hospitals with high concentrations of blacks (>20 percent) had a 45 p

SUBMITTER: Glance LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3796108 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature