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Variation In Type And Frequency Of Diagnostic Imaging During Trauma Care Across Multiple Time Points By Patient Insurance Type, Nathaniel Bell, Laura Repáraz, William R. Fry, R Stephen Smith, Alejandro Luis
Variation In Type And Frequency Of Diagnostic Imaging During Trauma Care Across Multiple Time Points By Patient Insurance Type, Nathaniel Bell, Laura Repáraz, William R. Fry, R Stephen Smith, Alejandro Luis
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BACKGROUND:
Research has shown that uninsured patients receive fewer radiographic studies during trauma care, but less is known as to whether differences in care are present among other insurance groups or across different time points during hospitalization. Our objective was to examine the number of radiographic studies administered to a cohort of trauma patients over the entire hospital stay as well as during the first 24-hours of care.
METHODS:
Patient data were obtained from an American College of Surgeons (ACS) verified Level I Trauma Center between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012. We used negative binomial regression to construct …