Analysis of mortality after discharge from intensive care

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 93-99

  Sotillo Diaz J C ^a   Bermejo Lopez E ^a   Bouza Alvarez C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Critically ill; Hospital mortality; Post ICU mortality

Indexed keywords

AFTERDISCHARGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WARD;

EID: 0032903818     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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