Socioeconomic Disparities in the Clinical Outcomes of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Nationwide Analysis of the Past Decade

Authors

Aryan Wadhwa•Shashvat Purohit•Christopher Ogilvy

Published

December 1, 2024

Abstract

Socioeconomic status has historically influenced traumatic brain injury (TBI) outcomes, yet pediatric TBI disparities remain understudied. We aimed to analyze the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database for socioeconomic disparities in the outcomes of pediatric TBI patients.