The impact of trauma case management on patient outcomes

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 477-482

  Curtis, Kate ^a   Lien, Darren ^a   Chan, Adam ^a   Grove, Peter ^a   Morris, Richard ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Complications; Length of stay; Missed injuries; Nurse case management; Patient outcomes; Staff satisfaction; Trauma case management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036737817     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200209000-00014     Document Type: Article

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