Initial predictors associated with outcome in injured multiple traumatic limb amputations: A Kandahar-based combat hospital experience

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1753-1758

  Benfield, Rodd J ^a   Mamczak, Christiaan N ^b,g   Vo, Kim Chi T ^c   Smith, Tricia ^d   Osborne, Lisa ^e   Sheppard, Forrest R ^f,g,h   Elster, Eric A ^f,g,h  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^c 31st Medical Group   (Italy)

^d 1 Canadian Field Hospital   (Canada)

^e UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^f WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^h NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Kandahar trauma experience; Medical trauma; Traumatic limb amputation; War trauma

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BLAST INJURY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EXPERIENCE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMIPELVECTOMY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; KNEE AMPUTATION; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG INJURY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS INJURY; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL PREDICTION;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AFGHANISTAN; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; BLAST INJURIES; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMIPELVECTOMY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PELVIS; PERINEUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84865500835     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.06.030     Document Type: Article

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