Health care reform at trauma centers-mortality, complications, and length of stay

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1367-1371

  Shafi, Shahid ^a   Barnes, Sunni ^a   Nicewander, David ^a   Ballard, David ^a   Nathens, Avery B ^b,c   Ingraham, Angela M ^b   Hemmila, Mark ^b,d   Goble, Sandra ^b   Neal, Melanie ^b   Pasquale, Michael ^b,e   Fildes, John J ^b,f   Gentilello, Larry M ^g  

^a BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care reform; Trauma core measures; Trauma quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMORBIDITY; COMPLICATION; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SHOCK;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ALGORITHMS; COST SAVINGS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK ADJUSTMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650835713     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181fb785d     Document Type: Article

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