Design and validation of a critical pathway for hospital management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1327-1341

  Espinosa Aguilar, Amilcar ^a,d   Reyes Morales, Hortensia ^c   Huerta Posada, Carlos E ^b   De León, Itzcoatl Limón Pérez ^b   López López, Fernando ^a   Mejía Hernández, Margarita ^b   Mondragón Martínez, María A ^a   Calderón Téllez, Ligia M ^b   Amezcua Cuevas, Rosa L ^a   Rebollar González, Jorge A ^a  

^a Traumatology Hospital Lomas Verdes

^b Traumatology Hospital Lomas Verdes

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^d NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Critical pathways; Health care process; Nosocomial infections; Severe traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BRAIN INJURIES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEXICO;

EID: 43449107402     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181469ebe     Document Type: Article

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