Impact of definitions on trauma center mortality rates and performance

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1512-1516

  Van Haren, Robert M ^a,b   Thorson, Chad M ^a,b   Curia, Emiliano ^a,b   Schulman, Carl I ^a,b   Namias, Nicholas ^a,b   Livingstone, Alan S ^a,b   Proctor, Kenneth G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Dead on arrival; health care quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BURN; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TRAUMA CENTERS; VITAL SIGNS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84871194634     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318270d40f     Document Type: Article

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