BACKGROUND With implementation of trauma systems, a level of trauma care classification
was introduced. Use of such a system has been linked to significant improvements in …

Pediatric trauma center vs. adult trauma center: which is be... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Pediatric trauma center vs. adult trauma center: which is better? : Current …

Introduction To examine recent traumatic brain injury (TBI) mortality changes among
Americans aged 0–19 years by sex, age, urbanicity, state, and intent/causes of injury …

Background/purpose This study aims to investigate differences in imaging, procedure
utilization, and clinical outcomes of severely injured adolescents treated at adult versus …

BACKGROUND Injured children initially treated at trauma centers with high emergency
department (ED) pediatric readiness have improved survival. Centers with limited resources …

Study objective Injury is the leading cause of death and disability for children, making
access to pediatric trauma centers crucial to pediatric trauma care. Our objective was to …

Objective To examine geographic variation in motor vehicle crash (MVC)-related pediatric
mortality and identify state-level predictors of mortality. Study design Using the 2010-2014 …

Background There are regional disparities in pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) mortality
across the United States, but the factors underlying these differences are unclear. Methods …

Background Nonoperative management of hemodynamically stable children with Solid
Organ Injury (SOI) has become standard of care. The aim of this study is to identify …

Methods: A retrospective analysis of severely injured children (ISS> 15)≤ 18 years of age
entered into the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) between 2011 and 2012 was …