The impact of organ failures and their relationship with outcome in intensive care: Analysis of a prospective multicentre database of adult admissions

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 731-738

  Nfor, Tonga K ^c   Walsh, T S ^b   Prescott, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33745812747     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04707.x     Document Type: Article

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