Journal Article Ppublish
PubMed: 42164826 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-13109-6_1
Generation of Interactive Knowledge Graphs to Enable Research of the Effects of Trauma Center Organization on Patient Outcomes.
Knowl Graphs Semantic Web (2025) 16373:1-8
Authors: Emma Chappell, Justin Whorton, Adria Abella Villafranca, Reza Shahriari, Scott C Brakenridge, Judy L Bennett, Songthip Ounpraseuth, Eric D Ragan, William R Hogan, Jonathan Bona, Kevin W Sexton, Mathias Brochhausen
Affiliations
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
- UW Harborview Medical Center, 325 9th Ave Main Hospital, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
- Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Abstract
This research addresses a knowledge gap on the effect of trauma center organization on patient outcomes. To allow trauma care stakeholders to explore data from their center and identify potential opportunities to improve patient outcomes by adjusting organizational patterns, we are creating knowledge graphs from data on relevant parameters. These include data on organizational parameters of trauma centers, currently an understudied topic, and patient outcome data. We have recruited 42 trauma centers in the US and have collected data from those sites. Our knowledge graph uses an ontology to aid knowledge collection and data integration across medical institutions. We are presenting a novel tool, the Knowledge Path Explorer, that allows users to query and expand the knowledge graph at their own pace and based on their needs. This paper presents the basics of the Knowledge Path Explorer, the extension of the underlying ontology to capture trauma patient outcomes, and the data curation process underlying the knowledge graph.
MeSH
Trauma Centers, Research, Wounds And Injuries