Societal costs of inappropriate emergency department thoracotomy

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-25

  Passos, Edward M ^a   Engels, Paul T ^a   Doyle, Jeffrey D ^a   Beckett, Andrew ^a,c   Nascimento Jr , Bartolomeu ^b   Rizoli, Sandro B ^a,b   Tien, Homer C ^a,c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE THORACOTOMY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVOR; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84255199025     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.09.020     Document Type: Article

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