Increased survival after serious injury in patients admitted directly to critical care areas from the accident and emergency department

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 697-703

  Parke, T R J ^a   Henry, J ^b   Grant, P T ^c   Kennedy, R L ^d  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032406207     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(98)00169-7     Document Type: Article

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