Effective Triage Can Ameliorate the Deleterious Effects of Delayed Transfer of Trauma Patients from the Emergency Department to the ICU

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 208, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 671-678

  Richardson, J David ^a   Franklin, Glen ^a   Santos, Ariel ^a   Harbrecht, Brian ^a   Danzl, Dan ^a   Coleman, Royce ^a   Smith, Jason ^a   Miller, Frank ^a   McMasters, Kelly ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 64949154336     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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