Discharge decision-making in a medical intensive care unit. Identifying patients at high risk of unexpected death or unit readmission

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 863-869

  Rubins, Hanna Bloomfield ^a   Moskowitz, Mark A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUDDEN DEATH;

AGE FACTORS; BOSTON; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS;

EID: 0023949016     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(88)90064-2     Document Type: Article

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