Evaluation of the necessity of clinical ohservation of high-energy trauma patients without significant injury after standardized emergency room stabilization

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1256-1259

  Lansink, Koen W W ^a   Cornejo, Carol J ^b   Boeije, Tom ^a   Kok, Maarten F ^a   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^b   Ponsen, Kees J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced Trauma Life Support; Clinical observation; High energy trauma; Missed diagnosis; Motor vehicle collisions; Nonoperative management; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HIGH ENERGY TRAUMA; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WOUND;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 11144228595     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000145075.51395.C9     Document Type: Article

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