Cost-utility analysis of emergency department thoracotomy for trauma victims

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1180-1185

  Brown, Todd B ^a   Romanello, Marcus ^a   Kilgore, Meredith ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c 330 Ryals Public Health Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Cost utility; Thoracotomy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SEROCONVERSION; SURVIVAL; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 34248348739     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000235951.21584.a0     Document Type: Article

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