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. 2022 Mar 16;5(3):e222448. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.2448

Table 3. Odds Ratios Comparing 30- and 365-Day Mortality by Trauma Center Level Stratified by Injury Type.

Injury type and trauma center level Odds ratio (95% CI)
30 Days 365 Days
Cervical spine fracture
Level I 0.94 (0.65-1.35) 0.86 (0.63-1.18)
Level II 0.97 (0.68-1.38) 0.92 (0.68-1.25)
Level III 1.07 (0.75-1.53) 1.14 (0.84-1.55)
Level IV/NTC 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Hip fracture and TBI
Level I 1.05 (0.74-1.50) 0.82 (0.60-1.13)
Level II 1.32 (0.94-1.86) 0.94 (0.70-1.27)
Level III 1.34 (0.94-1.89) 0.98 (0.72-1.32)
Level IV/NTC 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Isolated hip fracture
Level I 1.03 (0.95-1.11) 0.96 (0.91-1.02)
Level II 1.07 (0.99-1.15) 1.00 (0.95-1.06)
Level III 1.14 (1.06-1.23) 1.07 (1.01-1.13)
Level IV/NTC 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Isolated rib fracture
Level I 0.87 (0.67-1.14) 0.94 (0.79-1.14)
Level II 0.97 (0.75-1.25) 0.99 (0.83-1.18)
Level III 0.87 (0.68-1.13) 0.96 (0.81-1.14)
Level IV/NTC 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Isolated TBI
Level I 1.29 (1.12-1.47) 1.11 (0.98-1.26)
Level II 1.56 (1.01-1.32) 1.12 (1.00-1.27)
Level III 1.28 (1.12-1.47) 1.27 (1.12-1.43)
Level IV/NTC 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Other extremity fracturea
Level I 0.86 (0.73-1.01) 0.93 (0.84-1.03)
Level II 0.98 (0.83-1.14) 0.98 (0.89-1.08)
Level III 1.09 (0.93-1.27) 1.02 (0.93-1.12)
Level IV/NTC 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Other injuryb
Level I 1.04 (0.87-1.24) 0.91 (0.81-1.01)
Level II 1.17 (0.98-1.39) 1.01 (0.91-1.12)
Level III 1.17 (0.98-1.38) 1.05 (0.95-1.16)
Level IV/NTC 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Multiple traumas
Level I 1.41 (1.19-1.67) 1.09 (0.95-1.25)
Level II 1.18 (0.99-1.40) 0.96 (0.84-1.09)
Level III 1.10 (0.93-1.31) 1.01 (0.89-1.15)
Level IV/NTC 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]

Abbreviations: NTC, non-trauma center; TBI, traumatic brain injury.

a

Other extremity fracture includes isolated fractures of the arm or leg other than hip fractures.

b

Other injury includes any National Trauma Data Bank eligible injury diagnosis not otherwise categorized.