Burn related injuries: a nationwide analysis of adult inter-facility transfers over a six-year period in the United States.
Burns
Disparities
Emergency medicine
Inter-facility transfer
Journal
BMC emergency medicine
ISSN: 1471-227X
Titre abrégé: BMC Emerg Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968543
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 08 2022
16 08 2022
Historique:
received:
01
02
2022
accepted:
02
08
2022
entrez:
16
8
2022
pubmed:
17
8
2022
medline:
19
8
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
US emergency department (ED) visits for burns and factors associated with inter-facility transfer are unknown and described in this manuscript. We conducted a retrospective analysis of burn-related injuries from 2009-2014 using the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), the largest sample of all-payer datasets. We included all ED visits by adults with a burn related ICD-9 code and used a weighted multivariable logistic regression model to predict transfer adjusting for covariates. Between 2009-2014, 3,047,701 (0.4%) ED visits were for burn related injuries. A total of 108,583 (3.6%) burn visits resulted in inter-facility transfers occurred during the study period, representing approximately 18,097 inter-facility transfers per year. Burns with greater than 10% total body surface area (TBSA) resulted in a 10-fold increase in the probability of transfer, compared to burn visits with less than 10% TBSA burns. In the multivariable model, male sex (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.4, 95% CI 2.3-2.6) was associated with increased odds of transfer. Older adults were more likely to be transferred compared to all other age groups. Odds of transfer were increased for Medicare and self-pay patients (vs. private pay) but there was a significant interaction of sex and payer and the effect of insurance varied by sex. In a national sample of ED visits, burn visits were more than twice as likely to have an inter-facility transfer compared to the general ED patient population. Substantial sex differences exist in U.S. EDs that impact the location of care for patients with burn injuries and warrants further investigation.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
US emergency department (ED) visits for burns and factors associated with inter-facility transfer are unknown and described in this manuscript.
METHODS
We conducted a retrospective analysis of burn-related injuries from 2009-2014 using the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), the largest sample of all-payer datasets. We included all ED visits by adults with a burn related ICD-9 code and used a weighted multivariable logistic regression model to predict transfer adjusting for covariates.
RESULTS
Between 2009-2014, 3,047,701 (0.4%) ED visits were for burn related injuries. A total of 108,583 (3.6%) burn visits resulted in inter-facility transfers occurred during the study period, representing approximately 18,097 inter-facility transfers per year. Burns with greater than 10% total body surface area (TBSA) resulted in a 10-fold increase in the probability of transfer, compared to burn visits with less than 10% TBSA burns. In the multivariable model, male sex (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.4, 95% CI 2.3-2.6) was associated with increased odds of transfer. Older adults were more likely to be transferred compared to all other age groups. Odds of transfer were increased for Medicare and self-pay patients (vs. private pay) but there was a significant interaction of sex and payer and the effect of insurance varied by sex.
CONCLUSIONS
In a national sample of ED visits, burn visits were more than twice as likely to have an inter-facility transfer compared to the general ED patient population. Substantial sex differences exist in U.S. EDs that impact the location of care for patients with burn injuries and warrants further investigation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35974305
doi: 10.1186/s12873-022-00705-6
pii: 10.1186/s12873-022-00705-6
pmc: PMC9380358
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
147Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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