An outcome analysis of patients transferred to a regional burn center: Transfer status does not impact survival

Burns

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 940-945

  Klein, Matthew B ^a,b   Nathens, Avery B ^b   Heimbach, David M ^b   Gibran, Nicole S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; Outcomes; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33750479490     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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