Direct transport vs secondary transfer to level I trauma centers in a French exclusive trauma system: Impact on mortality and determinants of triage on road-traffic victims.

<h4>Background</h4>Transporting a severely injured patient directly to a trauma center (TC) is consensually considered optimal. Nevertheless, disagreement persists regarding the association between secondary transfer status and outcome. The aim of the study was to compare adjusted mortal...

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Main Authors: Sophie Rym Hamada, Nathalie Delhaye, Samuel Degoul, Tobias Gauss, Mathieu Raux, Marie-Laure Devaud, Johan Amani, Fabrice Cook, Camille Hego, Jacques Duranteau, Alexandra Rouquette, Traumabase Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223809