The first Italian trauma registry of national relevance: Methodology and initial results

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 197-203

  Di Bartolomeo, Stefano ^a,b   Nardi, Giuseppe ^c   Sanson, Gianfranco ^b   Gordini, Giovanni ^d   Michelutto, Vanni ^b   Ciminello, Michela ^c   Giugni, Aimone ^d   Cingolani, Emiliano ^c   Cancellieri, Francesco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Databases; Healthcare; Quality assurance; Registries; Trauma centers; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; ITALY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33749437576     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mej.0000217974.54212.a1     Document Type: Article

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