Implementation of a rib fracture triage protocol in elderly trauma patients

Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 172-177

  Sahr, Sheryl M ^a   Webb, Michael L ^a   Renner, Catherine H ackett ^a   Sokol, Rachael K ^a   Swegle, James R ^a  

^a Iowa Health System   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB FRACTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIB FRACTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 84924247277     PISSN: 10787496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTN.0000000000000008     Document Type: Article

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