Best practice determination of timing of spinal fracture fixation as defined by analysis of the national trauma data bank

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 824-830

  Kerwin, Andrew J ^a,c   Griffen, Margaret M ^b   Tepas, Joseph J ^a   Schinco, Miren A ^a   Devin, Terri ^a   Frykberg, Eric R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

National Trauma Data Bank; Spinal cord injury; Spinal fracture fixation; Spine surgery; Timing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTEREMIA; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HISTOGRAM; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; NATIONAL TRAUMA DATA BANK; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENTILATOR; WOUND INFECTION; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNGEMIA; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROBABILITY; RADIOGRAPHY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIME; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL FRACTURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 67650588119     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318182af7b     Document Type: Article

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