Trauma center designation and the decreasing incidence of post-traumatic acute respiratory distress syndrome: A potential guidepost for quality improvement

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 829-836

  Plurad, David S ^a   Bricker, Scott ^a   Talving, Peep ^b   Lam, Lydia ^b   Demetriades, Demetrios ^b  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Complications; Outcomes; Process improvement; Quality improvement; Trauma; Trauma center verification; Trauma Quality Improvement Program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POST TRAUMATIC ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX INJURY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82655187204     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.07.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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