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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Methods Inf Med. 2015 May 29;54(4):328–337. doi: 10.3414/ME14-01-0093

Table I.

Match variables

Demographics Procedures (ICD-9-based, all yes/no) Injury Type (Barell-based, all yes/no)
 Age (years)  Arterial catheter placement  Abuse/Assault
 Admission year  Chest tube placement  Amputation
 Discharge year  Closed reduction/Internal fixation  Blood Vessel
 Gender  Closed reduction/No fixation  Burns
 Insurance  CVC placement  Dislocation
 Race/Ethnicity  Craniotomy/Craniectomy  Fracture
Hospital Course  Gastrostomy tube placement  Internal Organ
 ICU admission (yes/no)  ICP Monitor placement  Nerve
 Hospital LOS (days)  Intubation  Open wound
 Discharge disposition  Mechanical ventilation < 96 hours  Sprain/Strain
Hospital (estimated iteratively)  Mechanical ventilation ≥ 96 hours  System wide and late effects
Injury mechanism (E code-based)  Open reduction/Internal fixation  Abuse/Assault
ISS (ICDMAP-90)  Open reduction/No fixation  Amputation
AIS (ICDMAP-90)  Tracheostomy
 Head  Splint placement
 Face  Wound closure
 Neck  Wound debridement
 Chest
 Abdomen/Pelvis
 Spine
 Upper Extremity
 Lower Extremity
 External, Burns, Other