Pre-hospital and in-hospital parameters and outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury: A comparison between German and Australian trauma registries

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 901-906

  Engel, D C ^a   Mikocka Walus, A ^b   Cameron, P A ^b   Maegele, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

DOC ALS; Emergency medical service system; Paramedic; Pre hospital management; Trauma registry; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956645004     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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