Delayed emergency department presentation in critically ill patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2318-2321

  Rodriguez, R M ^a   Passanante, M ^a   Phelps, M A ^a   Dresden, G ^a   Kriza, K ^a   Carrasco, M ^a   Franklin, J ^a  

^a HIGHLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Decision making; Delayed presentation; Emergency care; Emergency medical services; Emergency service; Hospital; Intensive care units; Patient acceptance of health care; Patient admission; Prehospital care; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME;

EID: 0035678458     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200112000-00014     Document Type: Article

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