title: Hospital discharge destinations for Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients treated for traumatic brain injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine hospital discharge destinations for Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients treated for traumatic brain injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective cohort study with patient matching.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ethnicity status not determined a significant predictor of discharge destination (P = .2150). Patient hospital length of stay determined a significant predictor of discharge destination (P = .0072), with every 1 day increase in length of stay, resulting in a 12% increase in odds of being discharged to care facility.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Study data suggest that length of stay can predict discharge destination for both Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients in a medium-sized trauma center in the Midwest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Iowa Health-Des Moines, Iowa, USA. JanusTJ@ihs.org
authors.forename: Todd J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Janus
authors.forename: Hayden L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chigazola
authors.forename: Mikelle R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wortman
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sidwell
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Piper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult