@article{ref1,
title="Is trauma center designation associated with disparities in discharge to rehabilitation centers among elderly patients with Traumatic Brain Injury?",
journal="American journal of surgery",
year="2020",
author="Gorman, Elizabeth and Frangos, Spiros and DiMaggio, Charles and Bukur, Marko and Klein, Michael and Pachter, H. Leon and Berry, Cherisse",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: We sought to evaluate the role of trauma center designation in the association of race and insurance status with disposition to rehabilitation centers among elderly patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). <br><br>METHODS: The National Trauma Data Bank (2014-2015) was used to identify elderly (age ≥ 65) patients with isolated moderate to severe blunt TBI who survived to discharge. Race, insurance status, and outcomes were stratified by trauma center designation and compared. <br><br>RESULTS: 3,292 patients met the inclusion criteria. Black patients were 1.5 times less likely (AOR 0.64, p = 0.01) and Latino patients were 1.7 times less likely (AOR 0.58, p = 0 0.007) to be discharged to rehabilitation centers as compared with White patients. Asian patients at Level I hospitals were more likely to be discharged to rehabilitation centers if they had private vs. non-private insurance (42.9% versus 12.7%, p = 0.01). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Black and Latino patients were less likely to be discharged to rehabilitation centers compared to White patients. The etiology of these disparities deserves further study.<br><br>Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9610",
doi="10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.02.026",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.02.026"
}