Costs of Transfer From Nontrauma to Trauma Centers Among Patients With Minor Injuries
This cohort study of patients with minor injuries transferred from nontrauma centers to trauma centers found that the transfer of these patients was associated with increased costs to the health care system. Given the high prevalence of such transfers, these findings suggest that the development of systems to support the care of patients with minor injuries at their local hospitals is essential to the sustainability of trauma systems.
Authors
- Priscila Pequeno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1366-5063)
- Avery B. Nathens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3785-3800)
- Barbara Haas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8735-5771)
- Bourke W. Tillmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-5972)
- Matthew P. Guttman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6985-6403)
- Petros Pechlivanoglou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5090-7936)
- Damon C. Scales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7101-3958)
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- Toronto Public Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto Western Hospital (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
- Sunnybrook Hospital (CA)
- Sunnybrook Research Institute
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.34172
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.15