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Guideline Adherence and Hospital Costs in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury*

2016; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 17; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/pcc.0000000000000698

1947-3893

Janessa M. Graves, Nithya Kannan, Richard Mink, Mark S. Wainwright, Jonathan I. Groner, Michael J. Bell, Christopher C. Giza, Douglas Zatzick, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Linda Ng Boyle, Pamela H. Mitchell, Frederick P. Rivara, Jin Wang, Ali Rowhani‐Rahbar, Monica S. Vavilala,

Emergency and Acute Care Studies

Adherence to pediatric traumatic brain injury guidelines has been associated with improved survival and better functional outcome. However, the relationship between guideline adherence and hospitalization costs has not been examined. To evaluate the relationship between adherence to pediatric severe traumatic brain injury guidelines, measured by acute care clinical indicators, and the total costs of hospitalization associated with severe traumatic brain injury.