Trauma center level impacts survival for cirrhotic trauma patients

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1133-1137

  Bukur, Marko ^a   Felder, Seth I ^a   Singer, Matthew B ^a   Ley, Eric J ^a   Malinoski, Darren J ^a   Margulies, Daniel R ^a   Salim, Ali ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; critical care; outcomes; trauma center

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY SCALE; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84876177515     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182858a59     Document Type: Article

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