Is plasma growth hormone a strong predictor of risk at 1 year in acute heart failure?
GH offers incremental prognostic information over the ADHERE score clinical predictors and NT-proBNP for risk stratification of acute HF patients.
Overall, the presence of a trauma center improved the chances of survival after an MVC in California counties. However, mortality rates after injuries increased during the decade both in counties with and without trauma centers. Future efforts to improve outcomes for injured patients in California will require new approaches, which must include improving both access to trauma centers and the care provided in nontrauma center hospitals.