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Changing physiological status predicts severe injury and need for specialized trauma center resources
1University of Central Florida, College of Nursing, 2863 Doe Run Trail, Orange City, Florida 32763, USA. stalbert@mail.ucf.edu
Background:
This study evaluated the association between changing physiological status (delta data) with severe injury (SI) or need for trauma center resources (TCR).
Methods:
Prehospital and emergency department arrival weighted RTS (RTSw) were computed for patients with complete records entered into the registry from 2002 to 2004 (n = 23,753). Physiological change was classified as unchanged, deteriorated, or improved (PreRTSw vs EDRTSw). Performance of delta data was evaluated using standard epidemiological approaches and multiple logistic regression.
Findings:
Deterioration status predicted SI (operating room [OR] = 1.38) and TCR (OR = 2.09). Improved status predicted TCR (OR = 1.27).
Conclusions:
Delta data independently predicted both SI and TCR.
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