A retrospective chart review of adult mortality characteristics of patients presenting to a principal tertiary emergency department

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 122-125

  Fry, Margaret ^a   Rhodes Sutton, Ann ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency deaths; Mortality rate; Triage code

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 18144413139     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaen.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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