The predictors and outcome of recidivism in cardiac ICUs

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 508-511

  Vohra, Hunaid A ^a,b   Goldsmith, Ira R A ^a   Rosin, Michael D ^a   Briffa, Norman P ^a   Patel, Ramesh L ^a  

^a WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Intensive care unit; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEMOFILTRATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 14644440488     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.11.016     Document Type: Article

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