Evaluation of military trauma system practices related to damage-control resuscitation

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 6 SUPPL. 5, 2012, Pages

  Palm, Keith ^a   Apodaca, Amy ^a   Spencer, Debra ^a   Costanzo, George ^a   Bailey, Jeffrey ^a   Blackbourne, Lorne H ^a   Spott, Mary Ann ^a   Eastridge, Brian J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Military; outcomes; performance improvement; resuscitation; trauma system

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARMY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY SCALE; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WARMING;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGISTRIES; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOCK, HEMORRHAGIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84871249737     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182754887     Document Type: Article

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