Mortality after discharge from the intensive care unit during the early weekend period: A population-based cohort study in Denmark

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1225-1230

  Obel, N ^a   Schierbeck, J ^a   Pedersen, L ^b   Storgaard, M ^a   Pedersen, C ^a   Sorensen H T ^b,c   Hansen, B ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Internal medicine; Mortality; Patient discharge; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548591839     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01431.x     Document Type: Article

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