Atrial fibrillation increases medical cost and complicates hospital outcome of traffic accident-related physical trauma - A nationwide population-based study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 964-969

  Lai, Hui Chin ^a,b   Chien, Wu Chien ^c   Chung, Chi Hsiang ^d   Lee, Wen Lieng ^a,b   Wang, Kuo Yang ^a,e   Liu, Chia Ning ^f   Liu, Tsun Jui ^a,b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d TAIWANESE INJURY PREVENTION AND SAFETY PROMOTION ASSOCIATION   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f Taipei First Girls' High School   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; CHA2DS2 VASC; Morbidity; Mortality; Traffic accident; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84920022075     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.190     Document Type: Article

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