Blood transfusions in gunshot-wound-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The United States (US) leads all high-income countries in gunshot wound (GSW) deaths. However, previous US studies have not evaluated the national blood transfusion utilization patterns in hospitalized GSW patients.

Methods

Data from 2016 to 2017 were analyzed from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) and Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), the largest all-payer emergency department (ED) and inpatient databases, respectively. Using stratified probability sampling, weights were applied to generate nationally representative estimates. Multivariable Poisson-regression models were used to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) of blood transfusion.

Results

There were 168,315 ED visits and 58,815 hospitalizations (age = 18-90 years) following a GSW. The maj

SUBMITTER: Goel R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8366522 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature