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January 25, 2006New England Journal of MedicineOpen Access

A National Evaluation of the Effect of Trauma-Center Care on Mortality

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EMEllen J. MacKenzieFRFrederick P. RivaraRutgers, The State University of New JerseyGJGregory J. JurkovichIntermountain Healthcare

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National evaluation reveals lower mortality in trauma-center patients, indicating the value of regionalized emergency care.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the effect of trauma-center care compared to non-trauma-center care on patient mortality.
  • Conducted a national comparative evaluation assessing mortality outcomes between trauma centers and non-trauma centers.
  • The risk of death was significantly lower among patients managed at a trauma center compared to those treated at a non-trauma center.
  • The observed reduction in mortality supports continuing efforts toward regionalizing trauma care systems.

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MacKenzie et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7c8e6a2a48916bbbed8d4https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa052049
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