Disparities in trauma: The impact of socioeconomic factors on outcomes following traumatic hollow viscus injury

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-11

  Hazlitt, Melissa ^a   Hill, J Bradford ^b   Gunter, Oliver L ^c   Guillamondegui, Oscar D ^c  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Critical care; Healthcare disparities; Hollow viscus injury; Payer status; Penetrating trauma; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ABSCESS FORMATION; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FASCIA DISEASE; FASCIAL DEHISCENCE; FEMALE; HOLLOW VISCUS INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STOMA; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; REGISTER; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGISTRIES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84906221926     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.05.052     Document Type: Article

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