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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Feb;72(2):385–389. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182411c67

Table 5.

Inpatient Case Fatality Rate Differences by Trauma System Inclusiveness in Patients Stratified by Trauma Mechanism

Penetrating Blunt
Trauma System RR# 95% CI RR# 95% CI
Exclusive* Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
More Inclusive** 1.12 0.74 1.69 0.81 0.70 0.93
Most Inclusive*** 0.99 0.59 1.66 0.71 0.63 0.80
*

State list: FL, MA, NC, NV, RI, UT, AR, ME

**

State list: AZ, CA, KY, MD, NJ, NY, VT, WV, MI

***

State list: CO, IA, OR, WA, WI, SC

#

Adjusted for Age, ISS, Year, Renal injury severity, Comorbidity, Mechanism, Head AIS, Teaching hospital, Insurance