Experience of an orthoplastic limb salvage team after the Haiti earthquake: Analysis of caseload and early outcomes

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2373-2380

  Clover, A James P ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Rannan Eliya, Sahan ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Saeed, Waseem ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Buxton, Richard ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Majumder, Sanjib ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Hettiaratchy, Shehan P ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Jemec, Barbara ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^b NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILD; EARTHQUAKE; HAITI; HUMAN; LEG; LIMB SALVAGE; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARM INJURIES; CHILD; EARTHQUAKES; HAITI; HUMANS; LEG; LIMB SALVAGE; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGERY, PLASTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958717950     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182131cde     Document Type: Article

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