Intensive care cost and survival analyses of traumatic brain injury

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-154

  Süt, Necdet ^a   Memiş, Dilek ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Intensive care; Survival; Trauma; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVORS; TURKEY;

EID: 77649303398     PISSN: 1306696X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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