Evaluation of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Outcomes Among US Trauma Centers.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The National Pediatric Readiness Project is a US initiative to improve emergency department (ED) readiness to care for acutely ill and injured children. However, it is unclear whether high ED pediatric readiness is associated with improved survival in US trauma centers.

Objective

To evaluate the association between ED pediatric readiness, in-hospital mortality, and in-hospital complications among injured children presenting to US trauma centers.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective cohort study of 832 EDs in US trauma centers in 50 states and the District of Columbia was conducted using data from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2017. Injured children younger than 18 years who were admitted, transferred, or with injury-related death in a p

SUBMITTER: Newgard CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8185631 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature