Sequential organ scoring as a measure of effectiveness of critical care

Anaesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1149-1154

  Hutchinson, C ^a   Craig, S ^a   Ridley, S A ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care: sequential organ dysfunction scoring; standards of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033639265     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01608.x     Document Type: Article

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