Inpatient transfers to the intensive care unit: Delays are associated with increased mortality and morbidity

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-83

  Young, Michael P ^a,f   Gooder, Valerie J ^d   McBride, Karen ^d   James, Brent ^e   Fisher, Elliott S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e Institute for Health Care Delivery Research   (United States)

^f FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

APACHE II score; Intensive care unit; Length of stay; Mortality; Physiologic monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

AGED; APACHE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS; UTAH;

EID: 0037330812     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20441.x     Document Type: Article

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