An audit of head trauma care and mortality

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-177

  Siddiqui, Arshad A ^a   Zafar, Hasnain ^a   Bashir, Saad H ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Care; Head trauma; Mortality; Peer review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEER REVIEW; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; SURGERY; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VENTILATOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 3142702666     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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