Craig D Newgard, Sean R Babcock, Xubo Song, Katherine E Remick, Marianne Gausche-Hill, Amber Lin, Susan Malveau, N Clay Mann, Avery B Nathens, Jennifer N B Cook, Peter C Jenkins, Randall S Burd, Hilary A Hewes, Nina E Glass, Aaron R Jensen, Mary E Fallat, Stefanie G Ames, Apoorva Salvi, K John McConnell, Rachel Ford, Marc Auerbach, Jessica Bailey, Tyne A Riddick, Haichang Xin, Nathan Kuppermann
OBJECTIVE: We used machine learning to identify the highest impact components of emergency department (ED) pediatric readiness for predicting in-hospital survival among children cared for in US trauma centers. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Emergency department (ED) pediatric readiness is associated with improved short- and long-term survival among injured children and part of the national verification criteria for US trauma centers. However, the components of ED pediatric readiness most predictive of survival are unknown...
November 1, 2022: Annals of Surgery