Enhanced trauma program commitment at a level I trauma center: Effect on the process and outcome of care

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 838-843

  Cornwell III, Edward E ^a,c   Chang, David C ^b   Phillips, Judith ^a   Campbell, Kurtis A ^a   Velmahos, George C ^d   Mullins, Richard J ^d   Wisner, David ^d   Cryer, Gill ^d   Peck, James J ^d   Mayberry, John C ^d   Owings, John T ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGERY; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ADULT; BALTIMORE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TRIAGE;

EID: 0043033078     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.138.8.838     Document Type: Conference Paper

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