Journal article
Association of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness With Mortality to 1 Year Among Injured Children Treated at Trauma Centers
JAMA surgery, Vol.157(4), pp.e217419-e217419
04/01/2022
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.7419
PMCID: PMC8811708
PMID: 35107579
Abstract
There is substantial variability among emergency departments (EDs) in their readiness to care for acutely ill and injured children, including US trauma centers. While high ED pediatric readiness is associated with improved in-hospital survival among children treated at trauma centers, the association between high ED readiness and long-term outcomes is unknown.
To evaluate the association between ED pediatric readiness and 1-year survival among injured children presenting to 146 trauma centers.
In this retrospective cohort study, injured children younger than 18 years who were residents of 8 states with admission, transfer to, or injury-related death at one of 146 participating trauma centers were included. Children cared for in and outside their state of residence were included. Subgroups included those with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) of 16 or more; any Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score of 3 or more; head AIS score of 3 or more; and need for early critical resources. Data were collected from January 2012 to December 2017, with follow-up to December 2018. Data were analyzed from January to July 2021.
ED pediatric readiness for the initial ED, measured using the weighted Pediatric Readiness Score (wPRS; range, 0-100) from the 2013 National Pediatric Readiness Project assessment.
Time to death within 365 days.
Of 88 071 included children, 30 654 (34.8%) were female; 2114 (2.4%) were Asian, 16 730 (10.0%) were Black, and 49 496 (56.2%) were White; and the median (IQR) age was 11 (5-15) years. A total of 1974 (2.2%) died within 1 year of the initial ED visit, including 1768 (2.0%) during hospitalization and 206 (0.2%) following discharge. Subgroups included 12 752 (14.5%) with an ISS of 16 or more, 28 402 (32.2%) with any AIS score of 3 or more, 13 348 (15.2%) with a head AIS of 3 or more, and 9048 (10.3%) requiring early critical resources. Compared with EDs in the lowest wPRS quartile (32-69), children cared for in the highest wPRS quartile (95-100) had lower hazard of death to 1 year (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.70; 95% CI, 0.56-0.88). Supplemental analyses removing early deaths had similar results (aHR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.56-0.996). Findings were consistent across subgroups and multiple sensitivity analyses.
Children treated in high-readiness trauma center EDs after injury had a lower risk of death that persisted to 1 year. High ED readiness is independently associated with long-term survival among injured children.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Association of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness With Mortality to 1 Year Among Injured Children Treated at Trauma Centers
- Creators
- Craig D Newgard - Oregon Health & Science UniversityAmber Lin - Oregon Health & Science UniversityJeremy D Goldhaber-Fiebert - Stanford UniversityJennifer R Marin - University of PittsburghMcKenna Smith - University of UtahJennifer N B Cook - Oregon Health & Science UniversityNicholas M Mohr - University of IowaMark R Zonfrillo - Brown UniversityDevin Puapong - Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and ChildrenLinda Papa - Orlando Regional Medical CenterRobert L Cloutier - Oregon Health & Science UniversityRandall S Burd - Children's NationalPediatric Readiness Study Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- JAMA surgery, Vol.157(4), pp.e217419-e217419
- DOI
- 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.7419
- PMID
- 35107579
- PMCID
- PMC8811708
- NLM abbreviation
- JAMA Surg
- ISSN
- 2168-6254
- eISSN
- 2168-6262
- Grant note
- R24 HD085927 / NICHD NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Emergency Medicine; Anesthesia; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984295954602771
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