Neurosurgical emergencies and missing neurosurgical intensive care unit capacity: Is ‘operate-and-return’ a sound policy?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 334-338

  Jaeger, Matthias ^a,b   Schuhmann, Martin U ^c   Samii, Madjid ^a   Rickels, Eckard ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed crisis; Neurosurgical emergencies; Neurosurgical intensive care; Outcome; Resources for healthcare

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

AGED; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036886836     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200212000-00008     Document Type: Article

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