Impact of trauma centre capacity and volume on the mortality risk of incoming new admissions.

William C ChiuDavid B PowersJ M HirshonS A ShackelfordP F HuS Y ChenH H ChenC F MackenzieC H MillerJ J DuBoseC CarrollR FangT M Scalea

Published in: BMJ military health (2020)

The mortality of incoming patients is not impacted by routine trauma centre overcapacity. In conditions of severe overcrowding, the number of admitted patients with shock physiology and a recent surge of elderly/debilitated patients may influence the mortality risk of a new trauma admission.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
prognostic factors
type diabetes
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
early onset
patient reported outcomes