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Impact of prehospital medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) transport time on combat mortality in patients with non-compressible torso injury and traumatic amputations: a retrospective study

BACKGROUND: In combat operations, patients with traumatic injuries require expeditious evacuation to improve survival. Studies have shown that long transport times are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Limited data exist on the influence of transport time on patient outcomes with sp...

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Autores principales: Maddry, Joseph K., Perez, Crystal A., Mora, Alejandra G., Lear, Jill D., Savell, Shelia C., Bebarta, Vikhyat S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6032797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29976254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40779-018-0169-2