Risk factors and prognostic predictors of unexpected intensive care unit admission within 3 days after ED discharge

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1009-1014

  Fan, Ju Sing ^a   Kao, Wei Fong ^a,b   Yen, David Hung Tsang ^a,b   Wang, Lee Ming ^a   Huang, Chung I ^a,b   Lee, Chen Hsen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36049038713     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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