The effect of surgical ICU triage patterns on differing severity adjusted outcomes in France and the United States

International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 83-88

  Kearney, Thomas J ^a   Michael Shabot, M ^a,b   Lobue, Mark ^a,c   Leyerle, Beverly J ^a,b,c  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ICU; Mortality; Outcomes; Severity scores; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TERMINALLY ILL; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030850224     PISSN: 01679945     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016966827746     Document Type: Article

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