Directness of transport of major trauma patients to a level i trauma center: A propensity-adjusted survival analysis of the impact on short-term mortality

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1118-1127

  Garwe, Tabitha ^a   Cowan, Linda D ^b   Neas, Barbara R ^b   Sacra, John C ^c   Albrecht, Roxie M ^d  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct transport; Mortality; Propensity adjusted; Trauma centers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OKLAHOMA; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955756070     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e243b8     Document Type: Article

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