New issues in severity scoring: Interfacing the ICU and evaluating it

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 469-474

  Moreno, R ^a   Matos, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO DOS CAPUCHOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035666562     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-200112000-00018     Document Type: Review

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