Admission time and outcomes of patients in a medical intensive care unit

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 395-404

  Sheu, Chau Chyun ^a   Tsai, Jong Rung ^a   Hung, Jen Yu ^a   Yang, Chih Jen ^a   Hung, Hsin Chia ^b   Chong, Inn Wen ^a,c   Huang, Ming Shyan ^a,c   Hwang, Jhi Jhu ^a,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Admission; Critical care; Intensive care unit; Mortality; Time factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 34548387128     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0257-5655(07)70003-2     Document Type: Article

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