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Characteristics and outcomes of trauma patients with ICU lengths of stay 30 days and greater: a seven-year retrospective study

Adrian W Ong1*, Laurel A Omert2, Diane Vido3, Brian M Goodman1, Jack Protetch1, Aurelio Rodriguez1 and Elan Jeremitsky1

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1 Department of Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15212, USA

2 Northfield Laboratories Inc., 1560, Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201, USA

3 Department of Cardiology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15212, USA

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Critical Care 2009, 13:R154 doi:10.1186/cc8054

Published: 24 September 2009

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Additional file 1:

A Word file containing a list of selected definitions used in this study. This is a list of definitions of selected complications and pre-existing conditions based on the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation 2008 Operations Manual for the Pennsylvania Data Base Collection System.

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