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Preventable or Potentially Preventable Mortality at a Mature Trauma Center

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 2007 · Vol. 63(6) · pp. 1338–1347

Pedro G. Teixeira✉(State Street (United States))Kenji Inaba(State Street (United States))Pantelis Hadjizacharia(LAC+USC Medical Center)Carlos Brown(LAC+USC Medical Center)Alí Salim(State Street (United States))Peter Rhee(University of Southern California)Timothy Browder(LAC+USC Medical Center)Thomas T. Noguchi(LAC+USC Medical Center)Δημήτριος Δημητριάδης(University of Southern California)

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Abstract

Preventable or potentially preventable deaths are rare but do occur at an academic Level I trauma center. Delay in treatment and error in judgment are the leading causes of preventable and potentially preventable deaths.

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency and Acute Care Studies Abdominal Trauma and InjuriesMedicineCoronerEmergency medicineTrauma centerCause of deathInjury preventionEpidemiologyInjury Severity ScorePoison controlMajor trauma

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AdultCause of DeathDiagnostic ErrorsFemaleHumansMaleQuality Assurance, Health CareRegistriesTime FactorsTrauma CentersWounds, NonpenetratingLos AngelesInjury Severity Score

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