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January 30, 2024The American Surgeon

Outcomes of Hospitalized Injured Suspects Sustaining Gunshot Wounds From Law Enforcement Action

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ZTZachary TranMRMatthew ReevesNCNam Yong Cho

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Overview

Randomized trial reports clinical outcomes in hospitalized injured suspects from law enforcement actions, suggesting a need for policy discussions.

Key Points

  • The study aims to compare clinical and financial outcomes between injured suspects from law enforcement actions and other gunshot wound patients.
  • Analyzed data from the 2016-2020 National Inpatient Sample for patients aged 16 and older admitted due to gunshot wounds.
  • Categorized patients as injured suspects if injured during law enforcement intervention, using multivariable regression models for analysis.
  • Considered primary outcome of in-hospital mortality with secondary outcomes including complications, length of stay, and costs.
  • Of 143,125 hospitalizations, 1575 (1.10%) were injured suspects; they had a higher rate of psychiatric conditions (19.4% vs 6.4%).
  • Injured suspects had similar in-hospital mortality but greater odds of complications such as cardiac issues and respiratory failure.
  • Length of stay was similar, but injured suspects incurred greater hospitalization costs (β: +$14,300, 95% CI: 6,200-22,400).

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Tran et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a22e9078f9bfb2b7460cabchttps://doi.org/10.1177/00031348241230095
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