Triaging to a regional acute care surgery center: Distance is critical

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-119

  Diaz Jr , Jose J ^a   Norris, Patrick ^a   Gunter, Oliver ^a   Collier, Bryan ^a   Riordan, William ^a   Morris Jr , John A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care surgery; Distance traveled; Emergency general surgery; Mortality; Regional care center

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SHOCK; SURGICAL WARD; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENNESSEE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; TRIAGE;

EID: 78751608442     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318207838d     Document Type: Article

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