The effect of delay in rehabilitation on outcome of severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 368-372

  Tepas III, Joseph J ^a   Leaphart, Cynthia L ^a   Pieper, Pam ^a   Beaulieu, Cynthia L ^b   Spierre, Louise R ^b   Tuten, James D ^c   Celso, Brian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies   (United States)

^c Version2Network   (United States)

Author keywords

FIM (functional independence measure); Outcomes; Pediatric trauma; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY DELAY; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 60149083261     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.089     Document Type: Article

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