The relationship between patient volume and mortality in American trauma centres: a systematic review of the evidence.

Caputo, Lisa M; Salottolo, Kristin M; Slone, Denetta Sue; Mains, Charles W; Bar-Or, David

Caputo, Lisa M; Salottolo, Kristin M; Slone, Denetta Sue; Mains, Charles W; Bar-Or, David.

Affiliation

Caputo LM; Trauma Research Department, Swedish Medical Department, Englewood, CO 80113, United States.
Salottolo KM; Trauma Research Department, Swedish Medical Department, Englewood, CO 80113, United States.
Slone DS; Trauma Services Department, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO 80113, United States.
Mains CW; Trauma Services Department, St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, CO 80228, United States; Rocky Vista University, Parker, CO 80134, United States.
Bar-Or D; Trauma Research Department, Swedish Medical Department, Englewood, CO 80113, United States; Rocky Vista University, Parker, CO 80134, United States. Electronic address: dbaror@ampiopharma.com.

Injury ; 45(3): 478-86, 2014 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24129325

Subject(s)

Hospital Mortality; Trauma Centers/statistics & numerical data; Wounds and Injuries/mortality; Female; Humans; Male; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Policy Making; Survival Analysis; Trauma Centers/organization & administration; Trauma Severity Indices; United States

Key words

Mortality; Patient caseload; Patient volume; Systematic review; Trauma centre; Volume outcome relationship; Volume per surgeon

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Trauma Centers / Wounds and Injuries / Hospital Mortality Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Systematic_reviews Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Injury Year: 2014 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: Netherlands

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