The characteristics of very short stay ICU admissions and implications for optimizing ICU resource utilization: The Saudi experience

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-155

  Arabi, Yaseen ^a   Venkatesh, S ^a   Haddad, Samir ^a   Al Malik, Salim ^b   Al Shimemeri, Abdullah ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Quality Management   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Do not resuscitate; Intensive care; Length of stay; Resource utilization; Risk of death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 1842854634     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzh025     Document Type: Article

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