The epidemiology of do-not-resuscitate orders in patients with trauma: a community level one trauma center observational experience.

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Published in Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med on February 03, 2015

Authors

Kristin Salottolo1,2, Patrick J Offner3, Alessandro Orlando4,5, Denetta S Slone6,7, Charles W Mains8,9, Matthew Carrick10, David Bar-Or11,12,13

Author Affiliations

1: Trauma Research Department, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, 80113, USA. ksalottolo@ampiopharma.com.
2: Trauma Research Department, St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, CO, 80228, USA. ksalottolo@ampiopharma.com.
3: Trauma Services Department, St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, CO, 80228, USA. patrickoffner@centura.org.
4: Trauma Research Department, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, 80113, USA. alessandro.orlando@me.com.
5: Trauma Research Department, St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, CO, 80228, USA. alessandro.orlando@me.com.
6: Trauma Services Department, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, 80113, USA. sue.slone@healthonecares.com.
7: Rocky Vista University, Aurora, CO, 80011, USA. sue.slone@healthonecares.com.
8: Trauma Services Department, St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, CO, 80228, USA. charleswmains@centura.org.
9: Rocky Vista University, Aurora, CO, 80011, USA. charleswmains@centura.org.
10: Trauma Services Department, Medical Center of Plano, Plano, TX, 75075, USA. matt.carrick@acutesurgical.com.
11: Trauma Research Department, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, 80113, USA. dbaror@ampiopharma.com.
12: Trauma Research Department, St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, CO, 80228, USA. dbaror@ampiopharma.com.
13: Rocky Vista University, Aurora, CO, 80011, USA. dbaror@ampiopharma.com.

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