Outcomes of critically ill patients: Based on duration of emergency department stay

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 336-339

  Tilluckdharry, Lisa ^a   Tickoo, Sumit ^a   Amoateng Adjepong, Yaw ^a   Manthous, Constantine A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

APACHE; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19544370901     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.02.038     Document Type: Article

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