The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Jul 2005
The relationship between the location of pediatric intensive care unit facilities and child death from trauma: a county-level ecologic study.
To describe the relationship between the location of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) facilities and county-level child death from trauma in the contiguous USA. ⋯ The presence of PICU facilities is related to lower mortality rates due to traumatic injuries at the county level. This finding may reflect the concentration of pediatric subspecialty care in counties with PICUs. This association merits further study with individual-level observations.