Preventability of trauma deaths in a Dutch Level-1 trauma centre

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 870-873

  Saltzherr, T P ^a   Wendt, K W ^b   Nieboer, P ^b   Nijsten, M W N ^b   Valk, J P ^b   Luitse, J S K ^a   Ponsen, K J ^a   Goslings, J C ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Mortality; Outcome and process assessment; Preventability; Quality improvement; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DUTCH LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 80052093575     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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