Patterns and outcomes among penetrating trauma recidivists: It only gets worse

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-19

  Brooke, Benjamin S ^a   Efron, David T ^a,b   Chang, David C ^a   Haut, Elliott R ^a   Cornwell III, Edward E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Osler 625 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Outcomes; Penetrating trauma; Recidivism; Trauma patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN AREA; CRIME; DEATH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; NOTE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BALTIMORE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK-TAKING; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 33746239094     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000224143.15498.bb     Document Type: Article

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