Extended Discharge Timeline for Older Adult Trauma Patients: An Increasing Threat to the Efficiency of Trauma Centers
Trauma patients with Medicare experience significant delays in discharge. Currently, an average of 5 patients await disposition in our trauma center, which has increased yearly from a low of 0.5 patients in 2018. Further investigation is needed to determine causes of increased delays, including insurance denial of inpatient rehabilitation.
Authors
- Grace Martin Niziolek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1317-0511)
- Lindsay M. Kranker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0372-929X)
- Grant V. Bochicchio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8313-1449)
- Marguerite W. Spruce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9464-7379)
- Michael W Alchaer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8189-7184)
- Marco J Henriquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7111-5975)
- Ricardo A. Fonseca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2363-1270)
- Jason A. Snyder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3840-8138)
- Douglas J.E. Schuerer
- Fabiana C Sanchez
- Kelsey M Kempf
Institutions
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Brandon Regional Health Authority (CA)
- United States Air Force (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001664
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00