Improvement of outcomes in patients with pelvic fractures and hemodynamic instability after the establishment of a Korean regional trauma center
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- 27 December 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
- Vol. 45 (1) , 107-113
Abstract
Despite using a multidisciplinary treatment approach, the mortality rate of patients with hemodynamic instability from severe pelvic fractures is still 40–60%. We evaluated the improvement of outcomes in this patient population after the establishment of a regional trauma center in Korea.Keywords
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