Transportation of critically ill patient to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Siriraj Hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2005, Pages

  Limprayoon, Kawewan ^a   Sonjaipanich, Suprapat ^a   Susiva, Chakraphan ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Emergency transport; Intensive care unit; Obstacles

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 31744437180     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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