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SUBMITTER: Cuschieri J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3327791 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cuschieri Joseph J Johnson Jeffrey L JL Sperry Jason J West Michael A MA Moore Ernest E EE Minei Joseph P JP Bankey Paul E PE Nathens Avery B AB Cuenca Alex G AG Efron Philip A PA Hennessy Laura L Xiao Wenzhong W Mindrinos Michael N MN McDonald-Smith Grace P GP Mason Philip H PH Billiar Timothy R TR Schoenfeld David A DA Warren H Shaw HS Cobb J Perren JP Moldawer Lyle L LL Davis Ronald W RW Maier Ronald V RV Tompkins Ronald G RG
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<h4>Objective</h4>To determine and compare outcomes with accepted benchmarks in trauma care at 7 academic level I trauma centers in which patients were treated on the basis of a series of standard operating procedures (SOPs).<h4>Background</h4>Injury remains the leading cause of death for those younger than 45 years. This study describes the baseline patient characteristics and well-defined outcomes of persons hospitalized in the United States for severe blunt trauma.<h4>Methods</h4>We followed ...[more]