The impact on outcomes in a community hospital setting of using the AANS traumatic brain injury guidelines

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 657-664

  Palmer, Sylvain ^a,c   Bader, Mary Kay ^a   Qureshi, Azhar ^b   Palmer, Jacques ^a   Shaver, Thomas ^a   Borzatta, Marcello ^a   Stalcup, Connie ^a  

^a MISSION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intracranial pressure; Neurotrauma; Sjo2 monitoring; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035063782     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200104000-00010     Document Type: Article

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