Improving trauma care in low- and middle-income countries by implementing a standardized trauma protocol

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1869-1874

  Kesinger, Matthew Ryan ^a   Puyana, Juan Carlos ^a   Rubiano, Andres M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SURCOLOMBIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOMBIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COLOMBIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903784780     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2534-y     Document Type: Article

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