Arkansas — Targeted Issue

Outcomes Assessment in Pediatric Trauma Patients

Oct. 1, 1997 - Sept. 30, 1999

Grant Number
MCH054003 (H15MC00067)
Project Overview
Previous efforts by an EMS for Children task force have suggested that early involvement of rehabilitation specialists and comprehensive discharge planning are essential in achieving optimization of trauma outcomes. The goals of this project are to (1) integrate rehabilitation services in the continuum of trauma care and optimize trauma outcomes; and (2) increase understanding of the outcomes of pediatric trauma and explore the relationship between these outcomes and service use following pediatric trauma.
Institution
Arkansas Children's Hospital Department of Pediatrics
Main Contact
Award Amount
$297,217

Contacts

Name Role(s) Phone Email
Mary Aitken, MD
  • Principal Investigator
Mary.E.Aitken@uth.tmc.edu

Disseminations

Title Type Publication/Event Published/Presented Identifier Details
Variation in therapy and outcomes for pediatric head trauma patients Research Paper/Publication Critical Care Medicine 2001