Interpreting process indicators in trauma care: Construct validity versus confounding by indication

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 331-338

  Willis, Cameron D ^a   Stoelwinder, Johannes U ^a   Cameron, Peter A ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL TRAUMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Emergency and Trauma Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indicators; Injury; Quality; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPOUND FRACTURE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SKULL SURGERY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; THORAX SURGERY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; VICTORIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52749092912     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzn027     Document Type: Article

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