From the Departments of Surgery (C.G.B., A.W.K., R.H.M., J.S.G.), and Critical Care (A.W.K.), and the Trauma Program (C.G.B., A.W.K., R.H.M., C.F.), Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta; and the Departments of Surgery and Trauma Services (S.M.H.), Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Submitted for publication April 5, 2006.
Accepted for publication May 25, 2006.
Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Trauma Association of Canada, held jointly with the Panamerican Trauma Society, March 22–25, 2006, Banff, Alberta.
Address for reprints: S. M. Hameed, MD, MPH, FRCSC, Vancouver General Hospital, 855 West 12 Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; email: [email protected].
