Establishing a Regional Trauma Preventable/Potentially Preventable Death Rate

A. Drake, Stacy; B. Holcomb, John; Yang, Yijiong; Thetford, Caitlin; Myers, Lauren; Brock, Morgan; A. Wolf, Dwayne; G. Cron, Stanley; Persse, David; J. McCarthy, James; S. Kao, Lillian; Todd, Stacy; Naik‐Mathuria, Bindi; Cox, Charles; S. Kitagawa, Ryan; D. Sandberg, Glenn; E. Wade, Charles

doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000002999

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Establishing a Regional Trauma Preventable/Potentially Preventable Death Rate

Published in Annals of Surgery • Aug 1, 2018

Authors:

Stacy A. Drake

John B. Holcomb

Yijiong Yang

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To establish a trauma preventable/potentially preventable death rate (PPPDR) within a heavily populated county in Texas. SUMMARY: The National Academies of Sciences estimated the trauma preventable death rate in the United States to be 20%, issued a call for zero preventable deaths, while...

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Medicine

Emergency medicine

Cause of death

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