Effect of trauma center status on 30-day outcomes after emergency general surgery

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 277-286

  Ingraham, Angela M ^a,b   Cohen, Mark E ^a   Raval, Mehul V ^a,c   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,d   Nathens, Avery B ^e  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952284715     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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