Mortality decreases by implementing a Level i trauma center in a dutch hospital

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1138-1142

  Spijkers, Anique T E ^a   Meylaerts, Sven A G ^a   Leenen, Luke P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AIS; ISS; Outcome; Trauma center; Trauma systems

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACE INJURY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEART INJURY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIMB INJURY; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS INJURY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SPINE INJURY; THORAX INJURY; VICTIM;

FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78549293043     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e12526     Document Type: Article

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