Mortality and utilisation of critical care resources amongst high-risk surgical patients in a large NHS trust

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 695-700

  Jhanji, S ^a   Thomas, B ^b   Ely, A ^c   Watson, D ^a   Hinds, C J ^a   Pearse, R M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 44949133927     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05560.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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