Suicide Data in Trauma Centers: Implications of Imprecision.

Susan E Cronn Jacey M Kant Amber Brandolino Sara A Kohlbeck Terri A deRoon-Cassini Nathan Emerson Andrew Schramm

Published in: Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses (2023)

We found that 16% of trauma registry patients were overcategorized as having attempted suicide. Trauma registry data are an important source of information for activities related to injury prevention in trauma centers. Imprecise coding of self-inflicted injury may lead to poorly targeted programs and interventions due to incorrectly represented injury causes and patterns in trauma patient populations, including suicide prevention.

Keyphrases

trauma patients
electronic health record
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
big data
public health
prognostic factors
case report
machine learning
cancer therapy
patient reported outcomes
deep learning
artificial intelligence
genetic diversity