Evidence for quality indicators to evaluate adult trauma care: A systematic review

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 846-859

  Stelfox, Henry T ^a   Straus, Sharon E ^b   Nathens, Avery ^b,c   Bobranska Artiuch, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Division of Trauma   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

injury; quality indicators; quality of care; systematic review; trauma

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMBASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 79953228816     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31820a859a     Document Type: Review

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