A management of blunt thoracic trauma in an emergency department observation unit: Pre-post observational study

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 222-228

  Menditto, Vincenzo Giannicola ^a   Gabrielli, Barbara ^b   Marcosignori, Matteo ^b   Screpante, Fabiana ^b   Pupita, Giuseppe ^b   Polonara, Stefano ^a   Salvi, Aldo ^a   Raggetti, Gian Mario ^b   Pomponio, Giovanni ^b  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Before after study; Blunt thoracic trauma; Emergency department observation unit; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATOTHORAX; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CONTUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB FRACTURE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL PATHWAY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL COST; MIDDLE AGED; THORAX INJURY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOSTOMY; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84859642945     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182140cad     Document Type: Conference Paper

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