Methamphetamines in trauma: Effect on injury patterns and outcome

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 895-898

  Hadjizacharia, Pantelis ^a   Green, Donald J ^a   Plurad, David ^a   Chan, Linda S ^a   Inaba, Kenji ^a   Shulman, Ira ^b   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Methamphetamines; Outcome; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; COMORBIDITY; DRUG ABUSE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH SURVEY; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CALIFORNIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149150234     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318164d085     Document Type: Article

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