Changes in Intensive Care Unit Performance Measures Associated With Opening a Dedicated Thoracic Surgical Progressive Care Unit

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-353

  Keegan, Mark T ^a   Brown, Daniel R ^a   Thieke, Michael P ^a   Afessa, Bekele ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; intensive care unit; prognosis; progressive patient care; thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX SURGERY;

AGED; APACHE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 44149097591     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.12.015     Document Type: Article

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