The Probability of Hospitalizations for Mild-to-Moderate Injuries by Trauma Center Ownership Type.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To corroborate anecdotal evidence with systematic evidence of a lower threshold for admission among for-profit hospitals.

Data sources

The study used Florida emergency department and hospital discharge datasets for 2012 to 2014. The treatment variable of interest was for-profit-designated trauma center status. The dependent variable indicated whether a patient with mild-to-moderate injuries was admitted after presenting as a trauma alert and then discharged to home. A separate analysis was conducted of discharges that had a 1-day length of stay.

Study design

Generalized estimation equations with logistic distribution models were used to control for the confounding influences and developed for four groups of patients: ICISS = 1 (no probability of mortality),

SUBMITTER: Pracht EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5785306 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature