Interpreting comparative died of wounds rates as a quality benchmark of combat casualty care

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Patel, Shimul ^a   Rasmussen, Todd E ^a   Gifford, Shaun M ^a   Apodaca, Amy N ^a   Eastridge, Brian J ^a   Blackbourne, Lorne H ^a  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

lethality of battlefield; military trauma; Wartime injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BATTLE INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DIED OF WOUND RATE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAILOR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BENCHMARKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864618939     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31826061b4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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