Predictors of clinical deterioration and intensive care unit admission in trauma patients transferred from northern Quebec to a level 1 trauma centre: a retrospective cohort study
Jeongyoon Moon,
Tarek Razek,
Jeremy Grushka
et al.
Abstract:Background: Trauma care in Nunavik, Quebec, is highly challenging. Geographic distances and delays in transport can translate into precarious patient transfers to ter tiary trauma care centres. The objective of this study was to identify predictors of clinical deterioration during transport and eventual intensive care unit (ICU) admis sion for trauma patients transferred from Nunavik to a tertiary trauma care centre.Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study using the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) trauma … Show more
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