Age and gender differences in substance screening may underestimate injury severity: A study of 9793 patients at level 1 trauma center from 2006 to 2010

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 190-197

  Beasley, Georgia M ^a   Ostbye, Truls ^a   Muhlbaier, Lawrence H ^a   Foley, Carolyn ^a   Scarborough, John ^a   Turley, Ryan S ^a   Shapiro, Mark L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and drug use; Substance screening; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ALCOHOL SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG URINE LEVEL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE SCREENING; SUBSTANCE USE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINALYSIS; URINE DRUG SCREENING; VENTILATOR;

ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE; SUBSTANCE SCREENING; TRAUMA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84897450838     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.11.1103     Document Type: Article

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