Predicting hospital mortality, length of stay, and transfer to long-term care for injured patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 592-600

  Clark, David E ^a,b,c   Lucas, F L ^a   Ryan, Louise M ^b  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital; Injury; Length of stay; Long term care; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34147153204     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000257239.15436.29     Document Type: Article

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