Dead men tell no tales: Analysis of the use of autopsy reports in trauma system performance improvement activities

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 587-591

  Esposito, Thomas J ^a   Sanddal, Teri ^b   Sanddal, Nels ^b   Whitney, Jolene ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation   (United States)

^c UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Trauma autopsy; trauma performance improvement; trauma preventable death

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; FATALITY; HUMAN; PANEL STUDY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865968643     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318265ce05     Document Type: Review

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