Excessively long hospital stays after trauma are not related to the severity of illness: Let's aim to the right target!

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 956-961

  Hwabejire, John O ^a   Kaafarani, Haytham M A ^a   Imam, Ayesha M ^a   Solis, Carolina V ^a   Verge, Justin ^a   Sullivan, Nancy M ^a   DeMoya, Marc A ^a   Alam, Hasan B ^a   Velmahos, George C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMORBIDITY; COST CONTROL; DATA BASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE DELAY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84886422999     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2148     Document Type: Article

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