Impact of trauma centre capacity and volume on the mortality risk of incoming new admissions

William C Chiu; D B Powers; J M Hirshon; S A Shackelford; P F Hu; S Y Chen; H H Chen; C F Mackenzie; C H Miller; J J DuBose; C Carroll; R Fang; T M Scalea

doi:10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001483

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Impact of trauma centre capacity and volume on the mortality risk of incoming new admissions

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William C Chiu R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
D B Powers Director, Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Program, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J M Hirshon Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S A Shackelford Joint Trauma System, JBSA Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
P F Hu University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Y Chen National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliou, Taiwan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
H H Chen Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
C F Mackenzie Shock Trauma and Anesthesiology Research - Organized Research Center (STAR-ORC), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
C H Miller US Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J J DuBose R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills - Baltimore, US Air Force Medical Service, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
C Carroll Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
R Fang Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
T M Scalea R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr D B Powers, Director, Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Program, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC 27710, USA; David.Powers{at}duke.edu

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Chiu WC, Powers DB, Hirshon JM, et al

Impact of trauma centre capacity and volume on the mortality risk of incoming new admissions

BMJ Mil Health 2022;168:212-217.

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Received April 3, 2020
Revision received April 13, 2020
Accepted April 14, 2020
First published May 30, 2020.

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