Readmission to surgical intensive care increases severity-adjusted patient mortality

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1027-1031

  Alban, Rodrigo F ^a   Nisim, Abraham A ^a   Ho, Jocelyn ^a   Nishi, Gregg K ^a   Shabot, M Michael ^a,b,c  

^a BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Patient readmission; Severity of illness; Surgical intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; SEVERITY ADJUSTED PATIENT MORTALITY; SIMPLIFIED ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646893658     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000218217.42861.b7     Document Type: Article

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