Journal of pediatric surgery
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Multicenter Study
Pediatric trauma center criteria: an outcomes analysis.
Trauma centers (TC) are certified based on widely accepted criteria. These specific criteria rarely are scrutinized individually. The purpose of this study was to analyze the individual components of a pediatric trauma center for their effect on outcome. ⋯ In-house personnel improved efficiency for the less severely injured, and an in-house attending surgeon reduced mortality in the severely injured older patient. None of the other variables were found to have a significant impact on outcome.