Incidental radiographic findings after injury: Dedicated attention results in improved capture, documentation, and management

Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 618-624

  Sperry, Jason L ^a   Massaro, Margaret S ^a   Collage, Richard D ^a   Nicholas, Dederia H ^a   Forsythe, Raquel M ^a   Watson, Gregory A ^a   Marshall, Gary T ^a   Alarcon, Louis H ^a   Billiar, Timothy R ^a   Peitzman, Andrew B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISCLOSURE; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956650990     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2010.07.017     Document Type: Article

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