The attributable mortality and length of stay of trauma-related complications: A matched cohort study

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 252, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 358-362

  Ingraham, Angela M ^a   Xiong, Wei ^b   Hemmila, Mark R ^c   Shafi, Shahid ^d   Goble, Sandra ^a   Neal, Melanie L ^a   Nathens, Avery B ^b  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE MORTALITY; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BLUNT TRAUMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INJURY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BENCHMARKING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77955173703     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181e623bf     Document Type: Article

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