Mortality Among Severely Injured Adolescents Admitted to Pediatric vs Adult Trauma Centers
Main findingResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 2.61 95% CI 0.88–7.69Authors' conclusion
In this cohort study of severely injured adolescents, pediatric trauma center admission was not associated with improved hospital mortality.
Study context
- Population
- Severely injured adolescents aged 12 to 16 years admitted to level I/II trauma centers in British Columbia, Canada, 2012–2020
- Participants
- 416 participants
- Exposure
- Pediatric vs adult trauma center admission
- Pediatric trauma centern = 201
- Adult trauma centern = 215reference
- Outcome
- Hospital mortality for the index trauma incident
Methodological detailsinverse probability of treatment weighting
- Inverse probability of treatment weighting
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted odds ratio
2.61
95% CI 0.88–7.69
P = 0.08
Events by group
Pediatric trauma center vs Adult trauma center
aOR 2.61 (95% CI 0.88–7.69); P = 0.08
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Mortality Among Severely Injured Adolescents Admitted to Pediatric vs Adult Trauma Centers. JAMA Netw Open. Published 2 December 2024. doi:10.
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