G Barmparas1, E J Ley2, M J Martin3, A Ko1, M Harada1, D Weigmann4, K R Catchpole1, B L Gewertz1. 1. Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Suite 8215N, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA. 2. Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Suite 8215N, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA. Eric.Ley@cshs.org. 3. Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA. 4. Madison College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Trauma centers require reliable metrics to better compare the quality of care delivered. We compared mortality after a reported complication, termed failure to rescue (FTR), and FTR in the elderly (age >65 years) (FTRE) to determine which is a superior metric to assess quality of care delivered by trauma centers. METHODS: This was a retrospective review of the National Trauma Databank (NTDB) research data sets 2010 and 2011. Patients ≥16 years admitted to centers reporting ≥80% of AIS and/or ≥ 20% of comorbidities with > 200 subjects in the NTDB were selected. Centers were classified based on the rate of FTR and FTRE (<5 vs. 5-14 vs. ≥15%). The primary outcome was adjusted mortality for each group of trauma centers based on FTR and FTRE classifications. RESULTS: The overall mean ± SD FTR rate was 7.2 ± 5.2% and FTRE was 10.4 ± 7.9%. The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for mortality was not different when centers with FTR <5% were compared to those with FTR of 5-14 or ≥15%. In contrast, a stepwise increase in FTRE predicted a significantly higher mortality when centers with FTRE 5% were compared to those with 5-14% (AOR: 1.05, p = 0.031) and ≥15% (AOR: 1.13, p < 0.001). Similarly, stepwise increase in FTRE predicted higher adjusted mortality for severely and critically injured patients, whereas FTR did not. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Higher FTRE predicts increased adjusted mortality better than FTR after trauma and should, therefore, be considered an important metric when comparing quality care delivered by trauma centers.
BACKGROUND:Trauma centers require reliable metrics to better compare the quality of care delivered. We compared mortality after a reported complication, termed failure to rescue (FTR), and FTR in the elderly (age >65 years) (FTRE) to determine which is a superior metric to assess quality of care delivered by trauma centers. METHODS: This was a retrospective review of the National Trauma Databank (NTDB) research data sets 2010 and 2011. Patients ≥16 years admitted to centers reporting ≥80% of AIS and/or ≥ 20% of comorbidities with > 200 subjects in the NTDB were selected. Centers were classified based on the rate of FTR and FTRE (<5 vs. 5-14 vs. ≥15%). The primary outcome was adjusted mortality for each group of trauma centers based on FTR and FTRE classifications. RESULTS: The overall mean ± SD FTR rate was 7.2 ± 5.2% and FTRE was 10.4 ± 7.9%. The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for mortality was not different when centers with FTR <5% were compared to those with FTR of 5-14 or ≥15%. In contrast, a stepwise increase in FTRE predicted a significantly higher mortality when centers with FTRE 5% were compared to those with 5-14% (AOR: 1.05, p = 0.031) and ≥15% (AOR: 1.13, p < 0.001). Similarly, stepwise increase in FTRE predicted higher adjusted mortality for severely and critically injured patients, whereas FTR did not. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Higher FTRE predicts increased adjusted mortality better than FTR after trauma and should, therefore, be considered an important metric when comparing quality care delivered by trauma centers.
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Complications; Elderly; Failure to rescue; Outcomes; Quality care; Trauma
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