Dedicated orthopedic trauma theatres: Effect on morbidity and mortality in a single trauma centre

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-91

  Lemos, David ^a   Nilssen, Eric ^a   Khatiwada, Bikalpa ^a   Elder, Graham M ^b   Reindl, Rudolph ^a   Berry, Gregory K ^a   Harvey, Edward J ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPERATING ROOMS; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUEBEC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 67249095070     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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