Are we delivering two standards of care for pelvic trauma? Availability of angioembolization after hours and on weekends increases time to therapeutic intervention

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 134-139

  Schwartz, Diane A ^a   Medina, Michael ^a   Cotton, Bryan A ^a,b   Rahbar, Elaheh ^a   Wade, Charles E ^a   Cohen, Alan M ^a   Beeler, Angela M ^a   Burgess, Andrew R ^a   Holcomb, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b CeTIR   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiography; Embolization; Fracture; Pelvic; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ANGIOEMBOLIZATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT DURATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892160286     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182ab0cfc     Document Type: Article

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