A multidisciplinary clinical pathway decreases rib fracture-associated infectious morbidity and mortality in high-risk trauma patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 806-811

  Todd, S Rob ^a   McNally, Michael M ^b   Holcomb, John B ^c   Kozar, Rosemary A ^b   Kao, Lillian S ^b   Gonzalez, Ernest A ^b   Cocanour, Christine S ^e   Vercruysse, Gary A ^f   Lygas, Marjorie H ^d   Brasseaux, Bobbie K ^d   Moore, Frederick A ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Multidisciplinary clinical pathway; Pain management; Pneumonia; Rib fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VENTILATOR;

AGED; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RIB FRACTURES;

EID: 33845230920     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.048     Document Type: Article

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