Triage and mortality in 2875 consecutive trauma patients

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 218-223

  Meisler, R ^a   Thomsen, A B ^a   AbildstrOm H ^b   Guldstad, N ^b   Borge, P ^c   Rasmussen, S W ^d   Rasmussen, L S ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DENMARK; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THORACIC INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549131543     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02075.x     Document Type: Article

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