Potentially low-value operative care in abdominal trauma: A retrospective National Trauma Data Bank study
Results suggest that low-value operative management is uncommon in US trauma centers, but variation between same-level trauma centers is moderate to high. Future research should strive to identify determinants, and assess impact on patient outcomes.
Authors
- Cécile Duval
- Julien Clément (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8212-3482)
- Lynne Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6143-8888)
- David C. Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7366-3567)
- Natalie Yanchar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4779-8182)
- Pier‐Alexandre Tardif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3003-2399)
- Khadidja Malloum Boukar
- Marianne Giroux
- Howard R. Champion
Institutions
- Vancouver Coastal Health (CA)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2025.109283
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- American College of Surgeons
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé