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*This report allows centers to compare their outcomes against a common standard. However, it is possible that factors other than quality of care may influence the risk-adjusted rates.

**Data refers to severely injured patients, not all patients.

Patient level criteria (must meet all the following):

  • Age greater than or equal to 16 years
  • Blunt or penetrating trauma, or abuse of any trauma type (derived from submitted External Cause Code)
  • At least one AIS 05/08 injury with severity between 3 – 6 in AIS body regions 1 – 8
  • Admitted patients (Hospital Discharge Disposition other than Not Known/Not Recorded or Not Applicable), or patients who died in the ED (ED Discharge Disposition = Deceased/Expired)
  • Exclude patients with a pre-existing advanced directive to withhold life sustaining interventions
    • Exclude patients with the following combinations of Initial ED/Hospital vitals: o SBP=0, and pulse=0, and GCS motor=1
    • o SBP=NK/NR, and pulse=0, and GCS motor=1
    • o SBP=0, and pulse=0, and GCS motor=NK/NR
    • o SBP=0, and pulse=NK/NR, and GCS motor=1
    • o SBP = NK/NR, and pulse = 0, and GCS 40 motor = Not Testable
    • o SBP = 0, and pulse = NK/NR, and GCS 40 motor = Not Testable
    • o SBP = 0, and pulse = 0, and GCS 40 motor = Not Testable
  • Exclude patients with severe burns (as defined in TQIP Reporting Code Sets)