Admission factors can predict the need for ICU monitoring in gallstone pancreatitis

American Surgeon

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 815-819

  Arnell, Tracey D ^a   De Virgilio, Christian ^a   Chang, Lin ^a   Bongard, Fred ^a   Stabile, Bruce E ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GALLSTONE FORMATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029766851     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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