Delays in transfer to the ICU: A preventable adverse event?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-156

  Kaboli, Peter J ^a   Rosenthal, Gary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEATH; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARD;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037326001     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.21217.x     Document Type: Editorial

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