Trauma case management and clinical pathways: Prospective evaluation of their effect on selected patient outcomes in five key trauma conditions

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 643-649

  Sesperez, Jorge ^a   Wilson, Sharon ^a   Jalaludin, Bin ^a   Seger, Maria ^a   Sugrue, Michael ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case management; Clinical pathways; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035055721     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200104000-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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