Long-term survival and functional capacity in cardiac surgery patients after prolonged intensive care

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3938-3939

  Karp, R B ^a   Replogle, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Health care policy; ICU resources; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0034522827     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200012000-00039     Document Type: Review

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