Does alcohol intoxication protect patients from severe injury and reduce hospital mortality the association of alcohol consumption with the severity of injury and survival in trauma patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1289-1294

  Hsieh, Chi Hsun ^a   Su, Li Ting ^a   Wang, Yu Chun ^a   Fu, Chih Yuan ^b   Lo, Hung Chieh ^c   Lin, Chiu Hsiu ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NECK INJURY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEVERE INJURY; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACO ABDOMINAL INJURY; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; COHORT STUDIES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894599011     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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