Trauma network of the German Association of Trauma Surgery (DGU). Establishment, organization, and quality assurance of a regional trauma network of the DGU;Das traumanetzwerk der Deutschen gesellschaft für unfallchirurgie. Zur einrichtung, organisation und qualitätssicherung eines regionalen traumanetzwerkes der DGU

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 373-380

  Ruchholtz, S ^a   Kuhne C A ^a   Siebert, H ^b   Bouillon, B ^c   Grass, R ^c   Lackner, C ^c   Marzi, I ^c   Mittlmeier, T ^c   Matthes, G ^c   Pennig, D ^c   Petereit, U M ^c   Schmidt, J ^c   Seekamp, A ^c   Sturmer M ^c   Sturm, J ^c   Sudkamp N ^c   Thielemann, F ^c   Wentzensen, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Hand und Wiederherstellungschirurgie   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Care quality; Management of seriously injured persons; Polytrauma; Trauma center; Trauma registry

Indexed keywords

DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 34247152970     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-007-1260-4     Document Type: Review

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