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  • Zhang, Nasen J; Sinvani, Liron; Leung, Tung Ming; Qiu, Michael; Meyer, Cristy L; Sharma, Ankita; Kurian, Linda M; Bank, Matthew A; Kast, Charles L

    American journal of medical quality, 2022 May-Jun 01, Letnik: 37, Številka: 3
    Journal Article

    This study aimed to determine whether a geriatrics-focused hospitalist trauma comanagement program improves quality of care. A pre-/post-implementation study compared older adult trauma patients who were comanaged by a hospitalist with those prior to comanagement at a level 1 trauma center. One-to-one propensity score matching was performed based on age, gender, Injury Severity Score, comorbidity index, and critical illness on admission. Outcomes included orders for geriatrics-focused quality indicators, as well as hospital mortality and length of stay. Wilcoxon rank-sum test (continuous variables) and chi-square or Fisher exact test (categorical variables) were used to assess differences. Propensity score matching resulted in 290 matched pairs. The intervention group had decreased use of restraints (P = 0.04) and acetaminophen (P = 0.01), and earlier physical therapy (P = 0.01). Three patients died in the intervention group compared with 14 in the control (P = 0.0068). This study highlights that a geriatrics-focused hospitalist trauma comanagement program improves quality of care.