Mortality Among Severely Injured Adolescents Admitted to Pediatric vs Adult Trauma Centers
In this cohort study of severely injured adolescents, pediatric trauma center admission was not associated with improved hospital mortality. These findings suggest that severely injured adolescents aged 12 to 16 years may be safely treated at either adult or pediatric trauma centers.
Authors
- Fiona Muttalib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5730-4142)
- Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0637-599X)
- Neill K. J. Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4038-5382)
- Bourke W. Tillmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-5972)
- Genevieve Ernst
- Srinivas Murthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9476-839X)
- Bettina Hansen
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Toronto General Hospital (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.50647
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69