Trauma laparotomy in a rural setting before transfer to a regional center: Does it save lives?

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 823-828

  Weinberg, Jordan A ^a   McKinley, Kim ^b   Petersen, Scott R ^c   Demarest, Gerald B ^b   Timberlake, Gregory A ^d   Gardner, Ronald S ^e  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparotomy; Rural; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 20244374927     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000063001.61469.3E     Document Type: Article

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