Undertriage in trauma: an ignored quality indicator?
Abstract Background Early identification of life-threatening injuries is essential to reduce morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. Failure to detect severe injury may cause delayed diagnosis and therapeutic interventions and is associated with increased morbidity. A national trauma system will...
Main Authors: | Elisabeth Jeppesen, Mathias Cuevas-Østrem, Cathrine Gram-Knutsen, Oddvar Uleberg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-020-00729-6 |
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