Evaluation of trauma care in a mature level i trauma center in the Netherlands: Outcomes in a Dutch mature Level i trauma center

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2353-2359

  Lansink, Koen W W ^a   Gunning, Amy C ^a   Spijkers, Anique T E ^a   Leenen, Luke P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NETHERLANDS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883554132     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2103-9     Document Type: Article

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