Traumatic brain injury

J Ghajar - The Lancet, 2000‏ - thelancet.com
The decrease in mortality and improved outcome for patients with severe traumatic brain
injury over the past 25 years can be attributed to the approach of" squeezing oxygenated …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency care in 59 low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Z Obermeyer, S Abujaber, M Makar… - Bulletin of the World …, 2015‏ - SciELO Public Health
AbstractObjective To conduct a systematic review of emergency care in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs). Methods. We searched PubMed, CINAHL and World Health …

[HTML][HTML] National guideline for the field triage of injured patients: recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 2021

CD Newgard, PE Fischer, M Gestring… - Journal of Trauma …, 2022‏ - journals.lww.com
This work details the process of develo** the updated field triage guideline, the supporting
evidence, and the final version of the 2021 National Guideline for the Field Triage of Injured …

Trends in bronchiolitis hospitalizations in the United States, 2000–2009

K Hasegawa, Y Tsugawa, DFM Brown… - …, 2013‏ - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To examine temporal trend in the national incidence of bronchiolitis
hospitalizations, use of mechanical ventilation, and hospital charges between 2000 and …

A national evaluation of the effect of trauma-center care on mortality

EJ MacKenzie, FP Rivara, GJ Jurkovich… - … England Journal of …, 2006‏ - Mass Medical Soc
Background Hospitals have difficulty justifying the expense of maintaining trauma centers
without strong evidence of their effectiveness. To address this gap, we examined differences …

[كتاب][B] Sabiston textbook of surgery: the biological basis of modern surgical practice

CM Townsend, RD Beauchamp, BM Evers, KL Mattox - 2016‏ - books.google.com
Since its first publication in 1936, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery has been regarded as the
preeminent source for definitive guidance in all areas of general surgery. The 20th edition …

Introduction of the medical emergency team (MET) system: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

MERIT Study Investigators - The Lancet, 2005‏ - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Patients with cardiac arrests or who die in general wards have often
received delayed or inadequate care. We investigated whether the medical emergency team …

Long-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients: a population-based longitudinal study

BJ Gabbe, PM Simpson, PA Cameron, J Ponsford… - PLoS …, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Improved understanding of the quality of survival of patients is crucial in
evaluating trauma care, understanding recovery patterns and timeframes, and informing …

Association between emergency medical service response time and motor vehicle crash mortality in the United States

JP Byrne, NC Mann, M Dai, SA Mason… - JAMA …, 2019‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are a leading public health concern. Emergency
medical service (EMS) response time is a modifiable, system-level factor with the potential to …

Access to trauma centers in the United States

CC Branas, EJ MacKenzie, JC Williams, CW Schwab… - Jama, 2005‏ - jamanetwork.com
ContextPrevious studies have reported that the number and distribution of trauma centers
are uneven across states, suggesting large differences in access to trauma center care …