Insurance status predicts survival for trauma patients undergoing urgent intervention

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 238-242

  Falor, Annie ^a   Kim, Dennis ^a   Bricker, Scott ^a   Neville, Angela ^a   Bongard, Frederic ^a   Putnam, Brant ^a   Plurad, David ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exploratory laparotomy; Health insurance; In extremis; Resuscitative thoracotomy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SHOCK; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VITAL SIGN;

EXPLORATORY LAPAROTOMY; HEALTH INSURANCE; IN-EXTREMIS; RESUSCITATIVE THORACOTOMY; TRAUMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, TRAUMATIC; THORACOTOMY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897452755     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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