The benefit of higher level of care transfer of injured patients from nontertiary hospital emergency departments

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 965-971

  Newgard, Craig D ^a   McConnell, K John ^a   Hedges, Jerris R ^a   Mullins, Richard J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Rural; Transfer; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OREGON; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36049041599     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31803c5665     Document Type: Article

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