Children in Sweden admitted to intensive care after trauma

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-97

  Franzén, Lena ^a   Örtenwall, Per ^b   Backteman, Torsten ^a  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

GCS; Intensive care unit; ISS; Mortality; Outcome; Paediatric; PRISM; RTS; T RTS; Trauma; TRISS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33845700939     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.07.042     Document Type: Article

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