A clinical decision model identifies patients at risk for delayed diagnosed injuries after high-energy trauma

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 167-172

  Snoek, Anniek ^a   Dekker, Maaike ^a   Lagrand, Tjerk ^a   Epema, Anniek ^a   Van Der Ploeg, Tjeerd ^a   Van Den Brand, J G H ^a  

^a Medical Centre Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

delayed diagnosed injuries; high energy trauma; missed injuries; tertiary survey; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART CONTUSION; HEMATURIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PARALYSIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RIB FRACTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMULATION; THORACIC SPINE; TRAPEZOID BONE;

ADULT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84877039924     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328353d926     Document Type: Article

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