Evaluation of single intensive care unit performance by simplified acute physiology score II system

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 964-969

  Deša, Kristian ^a   Šustić, Alan ^a   Župan, Željko ^a   Krstulović, Božidar ^a   Golubović, Vesna ^a  

^a KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 31744432756     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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