By Laura Dyrda
The Spine Journal published a study examining the non-medical factors for spine trauma patient transfer at Level III and Level IV trauma centers.
There were 14,133 patients examined in the National Trauma Data Bank who were treated between 2009 and 2011. The researchers found:
1. There were 4,142 — or 29.3 percent — of the patient who transferred to a higher level of care institution.