Assessment of a new trauma workflow concept implementing a sliding CT scanner in the trauma room: The effect on workup times

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1320-1326

  Jin, P H Ping Fung Kon ^a   Goslings, J Carel ^a   Ponsen, Kees Jan ^a   Van Kuijk, Cees ^b   Hoogerwerf, Nico ^a   Luitse, Jan S ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CT scanning; Diagnostic imaging; Time; Time management; Trauma evaluation; Trauma room; Trauma workup

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME MANAGEMENT; TRAUMA ROOM;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 43449125946     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318059b9ae     Document Type: Article

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