Outcomes following a shortage of high dependency unit beds for surgical patients

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 457-463

  McIlroy, D R ^a   Coleman, B D ^a   Myles, P S ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; High dependency unit; Length of stay; Outcomes; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; RECOVERY ROOM; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; STROKE; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 33746945587     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400403     Document Type: Article

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