Benchmarking outcome in ICU

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 213-215

  Lane, Alan ^a   Baggot, M ^a   Power, M ^a   Dwyer, R ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

APACHE; BENCHMARKING; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; IRELAND; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 24744460369     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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