Continued rationale of why hospital mortality is not an appropriate measure of trauma outcomes

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 366-369

  Kelly, Katherine B ^a   Koeppel, Megan L ^a   Como, John J ^a   Carter, Jeffrey W ^a   McCoy, Andrew M ^a   Claridge, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Outcomes; Quality; Trauma; Withdrawal of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 84857642564     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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