Discrepancies between clinical and pathological diagnosis in a polyvalent intensive care service;Discrepancias entre el diagnóstico clínico y el anatomopatológico en un servicio de cuidados intensivos polivalente

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 95-100

  Magret Iglesias, M ^a   Vidaur Tello, L ^a   Fernandez Olsina S ^a   Garcia Fontgivell J F ^a   Blazquez Vilas S ^a   Alonso Rubio, S ^a   Diaz Santos E ^a   Sirvent Calvera, J J ^a   Rello, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cause of death; Length of stay; Polyvalent Intensive Care Service; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33646552066     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0210-5691(06)74481-3     Document Type: Article

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