Extreme blood alcohol level is associated with increased resource use in trauma patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-24

  Swearingen, Alissa ^a   Ghaemmaghami, Vafa ^a   Loftus, Terrence ^a   Swearingen, Christopher J ^b   Salisbury, Helen ^a   Gerkin, Richard D ^a   Ferrara, John ^a  

^a BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN AREA; BLOOD; HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ARIZONA; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77949313370     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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