Inclusive trauma systems: Do they improve triage or outcomes of the severely injured?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 529-537

  Utter, Garth H ^a,b,c,d   Maier, Ronald V ^a   Rivara, Frederick P ^b   Mock, Charles N ^b   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^a,b   Nathens, Avery B ^a,b   Eastman, A Brent ^d   Mackersie, Robert C ^d   Mullins, Richard J ^d   Cribari, Chris ^d   Cooper, Arthur ^d   Frykberg, Eric R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Inclusive; Trauma systems; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISASTER; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERRORISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645546165     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000204022.36214.9e     Document Type: Article

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