Outcomes and costs of penetrating trauma injury in England and Wales

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1013-1025

  Christensen, Michael C ^a   Nielsen, Tina G ^a   Ridley, Saxon ^b   Lecky, Fiona E ^c   Morris, Stephen ^d  

^a NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^b GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs; England; Outcomes; Penetrating trauma; Treatment patterns; United Kingdom; Wales

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BODY REGIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WALES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48649088815     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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