Survival benefit of transfer to tertiary trauma centers for major trauma patients initially presenting to nontertiary trauma centers.
Survival benefit of transfer to tertiary trauma centers for major trauma patients initially presenting to nontertiary trauma centers.
T. Garwe,L. Cowan,3 Authors,P. Greenawalt
2010 · DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00918.x
Academic Emergency Medicine · 157 Citations
TLDR
A survival benefit among patients initially presenting to nontertiary trauma centers who are subsequently transferred to tertiary trauma Centers is suggested, even after adjusting for variables affecting the likelihood of transfer.