TY  - JOUR
T1  - MOre bad news for the uninsured—reply
AU  - Rosen H, Saleh F, Lipsitz SR, Rogers SO, Gawande AA
Y1  - 2010/06/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.2010.101
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 604
EP  - 605
VL  - 145
IS  - 6
N2  - 
As always in using a preexisting database to perform outcomes research, each database has its own set of limitations. We reviewed the limitations inherent in the National Trauma Data Bank in our discussion. While selection bias may play a role given that the database contains only admitted patients, this fact does not discount the concerning findings elucidated in our study. Differences in the rate of patient acceptance of admission following trauma are unlikely to account for a large proportion of the difference in outcomes; in any case, it remains alarming if it is for financial reasons.

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.101
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2010.101
ER  -