Late death after multiple severe trauma: When does it occur and what are the causes?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1212-1217

  Probst, Christian ^a   Zelle, Boris A ^b   Sittaro, Nicola A ^c   Lohse, Ralf ^c   Krettek, Christian ^a   Pape, Hans C ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Hannover Life RE Insurances   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Mortality; Multiple injuries; Outcome; Polytrauma; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SUICIDE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; GERMANY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651040347     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318197b97c     Document Type: Article

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