The Value of Protocols: The Experience about a Facial Trauma Protocol Applied in the Emergency Room in a Research and Teaching Hospital in the North Part of Italy

Abstract

This short paper describes the introduction of a clinical pathway for craniofacial trauma (CFT) in an emergency room of a big research and teaching hospital.

Keywords

facial trauma protocol emergency room

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