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  • Title: An association between Emergency Medicine residencies and improved trauma patient outcome.
    Author: Taylor SF, Gerhardt RT, Simpson MP.
    Journal: J Emerg Med; 2005 Aug; 29(2):123-7. PubMed ID: 16029819.
    Abstract:
    A study was done to compare trauma patient outcome at American College of Surgeons (ACS) Level l Trauma Centers with Emergency Medicine residency programs (EMRP+) to those without (EMRP-). Ten Level l Trauma Centers were reviewed from the ACS National Trauma Database (5 centers with and 5 without EM residency programs). Of 18,591 trauma patient records, 8679 were identified as EMRP-, and 9912 as EMRP+. After deleting incomplete data sets, 6621 EMRP- and 6150 EMRP+ records remained. Comparisons between patient age, gender, TRISS, complications, deaths, hospital, ICU and ventilator days, and numbers of burns, penetrating and blunt trauma were performed using t-test and chi-square analysis. Despite having a statistically significant older patient population, with more burn and penetrating trauma patients requiring longer ICU stays and longer ventilatory support (p < 0.0001), Emergency Medicine Residency program hospitals had a significantly lower complication rate (5.14% vs. 11.04%, respectively, p < 0.0001), death rate (4.704% vs. 5.479%, respectively, p = 0.0013), and shorter overall hospital stays (Mean 4.94 days, SD +/- 8.74 vs. 6.35 days, SD +/- 11.22, respectively, p < 0.0001) than EMRP- hospitals. The presence of Emergency Medicine residency programs at ACS Level I Trauma Centers is associated with improved trauma patient outcomes.
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