Unplanned admission to Siriraj post-anesthetic intensive care unit

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages

  Toomtong, Patiparn ^a   Vorakitpokatorn, Putipannee ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anesthetic Complications; Medical Audit; Surgical Patients; Unplanned ICU Admission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MONITORING; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 0036764315     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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