Patients with severe traumatic brain injury transferred to a Level i or II trauma center: United States, 2007 to 2009

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1491-1499

  Sugerman, David E ^a   Xu, Likang ^a   Pearson, William S ^a   Faul, Mark ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

death; prehospital transport; Transfer; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871203233     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182782675     Document Type: Article

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