Impact of an integrated treatment approach of the severely injured patients (ISS ≥16), on hospital mortality and quality of care;Impatto di un modello di gestione integrata dei pazienti con trauma grave (ISS ≥16) sulla qualità del trattamento ospedaliero e sulla mortalità ospedaliera

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 25-35

  Nardi, G ^a   Riccioni, L ^a   Cerchiari, E ^a   De Blasio, E ^a   Gristina, G ^a   Oransky, M ^b   Pallotta, F ^b   Ajmone Cat, C ^a   Freni, C ^a   Trombetta, S ^a   Mega, A M ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Centro di Rianimazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergency treatment; Extremities; Fractures; Guidelines; Hospital mortality; Multiple trauma; Treatment outcome; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; LIMB FRACTURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ITALY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036365016     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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