Implementation of a cost-saving algorithm for pelvic radiographs in blunt trauma patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 582-584

  Barleben, Andrew ^a   Jafari, Fariba ^a   Rose, John ^a   Dolich, Matthew ^a   Malinoski, Darren ^a   Lekawa, Michael ^a   Hoyt, David ^a   Cinat, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Pelvic fracture; Pelvic radiograph; Pelvic X ray

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS INJURY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COHORT STUDIES; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIC BONES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052703351     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31822b771e     Document Type: Article

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