The effect of the introduction of the Amsterdam trauma workflow concept on mortality and functional outcome of patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1003-1009

  Jin, P H Ping Fung Kon ^a   Penning, Niels ^a   Joosse, Pieter ^a   Hijdra, Albert H J ^a   Bouma, Gert Joan ^a   Ponsen, Kees Jan ^a   Goslings, J Carel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adult brain injury; Clinical management of CNS injury; Head trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMSTERDAM TRAUMA WORKFLOW CONCEPT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVOR; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50149086581     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2007.0463     Document Type: Article

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