The mortality benefit of direct trauma center transport in a regional trauma system: A population-based analysis

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1510-1517

  Haas, Barbara ^a   Stukel, Therese A ^b,c   Gomez, David ^a   Zagorski, Brandon ^b   De Mestral, Charles ^a   Sharma, Sunjay V ^a   Rubenfeld, Gordon D ^a,b   Nathens, Avery B ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Population based; Trauma centers; Trauma systems; Undertriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84864561195     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318252510a     Document Type: Article

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