Pediatric trauma patients with isolated airway compromise or Glasgow Coma Scale less than 8: does immediate attending surgeon's presence upon arrival make a difference?

Pediatric trauma patients with isolated airway compromise or Glasgow Coma Scale less than 8: does immediate attending surgeon's presence upon arrival make a difference?

Optimal trauma care requires an attending pediatric surgeon to head a trauma team for the most severely injured patients. Recently, the American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma has added “Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2005, Vol.40 (1), p.103-106
Hauptverfasser: Lui, Felix, Gormley, Paula, Sorrells, Donald L., Biffl, Walter L., Kurkchubasche, Arlet G., Tracy, Thomas F., Luks, Francois I.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Glasgow Coma Scale - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Injury Severity Score
Medical Staff, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Patient Care - statistics & numerical data
Patient Care Team
Registries
Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy
Retrospective Studies
Rhode Island - epidemiology
Survival Analysis
Time Factors
Trauma Centers - manpower
Trauma Centers - statistics & numerical data
Wounds and Injuries - complications
Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:Optimal trauma care requires an attending pediatric surgeon to head a trauma team for the most severely injured patients. Recently, the American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma has added “Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.09.029