Pediatric Trauma Mortality Differs by Neighborhood Opportunity Level

Pediatric Trauma Mortality Differs by Neighborhood Opportunity Level

Traumatic injuries are a leading cause of death in children and a child's neighborhood characteristics can be a risk factor. Our objective was to describe the association between pediatric trauma mortality and Child Opportunity Index (COI). A multicenter, retrospective cross-sectional study was...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2024-09, p.161950, Article 161950
Hauptverfasser: O'Guinn, MaKayla L., Ginther, Anna, Ourshalimian, Shadassa, Spurrier, Ryan G., Chaudhari, Pradip P.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Child opportunity index
Community
Death
Fatality
Mortality
Neighborhoods
Pediatric trauma
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Zusammenfassung:Traumatic injuries are a leading cause of death in children and a child's neighborhood characteristics can be a risk factor. Our objective was to describe the association between pediatric trauma mortality and Child Opportunity Index (COI). A multicenter, retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted across 15 trauma centers from 2010 to 2021 within a large metropolitan county to evaluate trauma activation mortalities involving children
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.161950