Characteristic (N = 199 trauma centers) | No. (%) of trauma centers | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Reported using DC laparotomy greater than once monthly (n = 73) | Reported using DC laparotomy once monthly or once every 2–3 months (n = 60) | Reported using DC laparotomy less than once every 3 months or never using it (n = 54) | ||
Accredited/verified for treatment ofa | Â | Â | Â | 0.17 |
 Adult patients | 48 (65.8) | 41 (68.3) | 39 (72.2) |  |
 Adult and pediatric patients | 23 (31.5) | 13 (21.7) | 8 (14.8) |  |
 Not accredited/verified—treat adult patients | 1 (1.4) | 3 (5.0) | 2 (3.7) |  |
 No accredited/verified—treat adult and pediatric patients | 1 (1.4) | 3 (5.0) | 5 (9.3) |  |
ACS-designed level of adult care, n (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Level 1 | 58 (79.5) | 20/59 (33.9) | 5/52 (9.6) |  |
 Level 2 | 14 (19.2) | 33/59 (55.9) | 22/52 (43.1) |  |
 Level 3 | 0 (0) | 2/59 (3.4) | 23/52 (44.2) |  |
 Not accredited/verified or other | 1 (1.4) | 4/59 (6.8) | 2/2 (3.9) |  |
Geographic location |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Urban (within a city) | 55/72 (76.4) | 28/57 (49.1) | 23/52 (44.2) |  |
 Suburban (residential area on outskirts of a city) | 13/72 (18.1) | 24/57 (42.1) | 17/52 (32.7) |  |
 Rural (outside a city) | 4/72 (5.6) | 5/57 (8.8) | 12/52 (23.1) |  |
Teaching center (regularly has resident physicians on the trauma service) | 55 (75.3) | 30/55 (54.6) | 17/49 (34.7) | < 0.001 |
Participates in research | 64 (87.7) | 45/58 (77.6) | 33/52 (63.5) | 0.006 |
 Local investigator-initiated research | 60 (82.2) | 39/58 (67.2) | 25/51 (49.0) |  |
 Multicenter research | 53 (72.6) | 24/58 (41.4) | 20/51 (39.2) |  |
 Industry-sponsored research | 32 (43.8) | 17/58 (29.3) | 4/51 (7.8) |  |
Designated trauma team | 73 (100) | 58 (96.7) | 51/52 (98.1) | 0.28 |
Designated trauma service | 71 (98.6) | 54 (90.0) | 46/52 (88.5) | 0.04 |
ICU that admits and cares for injured patients | 72/72 (100) | 59/59 (100) | 51/51 (100) | NA |
No. trauma patients assessed in last year, median (IQR) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Adult, any ISS score | 2326 (1552–3034.5) | 1300 (953–1897) | 733 (480–1081) | < 0.001 |
 Adult, ISS score > 15 | 449.5 (276–743) | 257 (171–400) | 97 (50.5–189) | < 0.001 |
 Pediatric, any ISS score | 110 (47–360) | 86 (39–197) | 48 (22–99) | 0.009 |
 Pediatric, ISS score > 15 | 21.5 (4–50) | 10 (1–25) | 3 (0.5–6) | < 0.001 |
High volume trauma centerb | 18/66 (27.3) | 4/55 (7.3) | 0 (0) | < 0.001 |
Percentage of trauma patients assessed in last year with a penetrating injury, median (IQR) | 11.4 (6–17.3) | 7.3 (5–10) | 4 (2–8) | < 0.001 |