Impact on process of trauma care delivery 1 year after the introduction of a trauma program in a provincial trauma center

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 811-816

  Simons, Richard K ^a,b   Eliopoulos, Vivian ^a   Laflamme, Debbie ^a   Brown, D Ross ^a,b  

^a VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuous quality improvement; Performance improvement; Trauma outcomes; Trauma systems

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SURVIVAL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032938136     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199905000-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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