Impact of rescue pathway and hospital volume on the mortality of polytraumatized patients. Status report;Einfluss von rettungsmittel und zielklinik auf die letalität nach polytrauma. Eine standortbestimmung

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Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 370-377

  Biewener, A ^a   Aschenbrenner, U ^a   Sauerland, S ^a   Zwipp, H ^a   Rammelt, S ^a   Sturm, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

HEMS; Polytrauma; Trauma center

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HELICOPTER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AIR AMBULANCES; CLINICAL TRIALS; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21644455326     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-005-0928-x     Document Type: Review

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