Evaluation of trauma care by comparing mortality risks and admission policy in a Dutch trauma region

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1007-1012

  de Jongh, Mariska A C ^a   Meeuwis, Jan D ^a   van Baar, Margriet E ^b   van Stel, Henk F ^b   Schrijvers, Augustinus J P ^b  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Admission policy; Outcome assessment; Severe trauma patients; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 48649110650     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.03.026     Document Type: Article

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