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Guidelines on trauma management

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Trauma Operative Procedures

Part of the book series: Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care ((TIACC))

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Abstract

Traditional medical practice is based on knowledge of current research, experience and common sense, all of which are variables specific to an individual. Thus, there is a tendency for each doctor to manage the same condition slightly differently. Usually, patients recover well. Because some differences in clinical management may have an impact on cost-effective use of finite resources, doctors are being asked to justify their practice.

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  1. Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy

    G. Berlot MD  & A. Gullo MD  & 

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium

    H. Delooz MD

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Sutcliffe, A.J. (1999). Guidelines on trauma management. In: Berlot, G., Delooz, H., Gullo, A. (eds) Trauma Operative Procedures. Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2151-8_20

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