Transfer times for patients with extradural and subdural haematomas to neurosurgery in Greater Manchester

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-15

  Leach, P ^a   Childs, C ^b   Evans, J ^a   Johnston, N ^a   Protheroe, R ^a   King, A ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delay; Extradural haematoma; Head injury; Subdural haematoma; Transfer times

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, ACUTE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047156625     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701210562     Document Type: Article

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