Trends in hospitalized discharge rates for head injury in Maryland, 1979-86

Bibliographic Data

ID11031304
AuthorsEllen J Mackenzie (0000-0002-5480-8502, Johns Hopkins University), Sharon L Edelstein (0000-0001-8457-4404, Johns Hopkins University), J P Flynn (Johns Hopkins University)
Year1990
Volume80
Issue2
Pages217-219
Publication date1990-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.80.2.217
PMID2297074
OpenAlexW2034543730
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited20

Hospital discharge data from all acute care hospitals in Maryland were used to examine trends in hospitalized head injury incidence and outcome by severity. From 1979 to 1986, discharge rates increased by 3.4/100,000 per year; the largest percent increase was for more severe injuries. Discharge rates increased the most for adults ages 15-24 and ages 75+ but declined for children ages 0-4. Coinciding with the increase in head injury discharges was a decrease in the hospital case-fatality rate across all severity groups

Case fatality rate · Head injury · Hospital discharge · Incidence (geometry) · Injury prevention · MEDLINE · Occupational safety and health · Patient discharge · Poison control · Demography · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Emergency Medicine · Epidemiology · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Surgery · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies · Pediatrics

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