Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 203, Issue 4 , Pages 498-505, October 2006

Outcomes after Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: The “Halo Effect” of Trauma Center Designation

  • Garth H. Utter, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
    • Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Garth H Utter, MD, MSc, Department of Surgery, University of California-Davis Medical Center, 2315 Stockton Blvd, Rm 4206, Sacramento, CA 95817.
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  • Ronald V. Maier, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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  • Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
    • Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
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  • Avery B. Nathens, MD, PhD, MPH, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
    • Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Received 20 April 2006; received in revised form 12 June 2006; accepted 13 June 2006. published online 23 August 2006.

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 Competing Interests Declared: None.This project was supported by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Injury Epidemiology and Control grant R49/CCR015592 to the Harborview Injury Prevention Research Center. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not participate in the design and conduct of the study; in the collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or in the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

PII: S1072-7515(06)00904-5

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.06.011

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 203, Issue 4 , Pages 498-505, October 2006

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