Development of a triage protocol for patients presenting with gastrointestinal hemorrhage: A prospective cohort study

Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Das, Aneesa M ^a   Sood, Namita ^b   Hodgin, Katherine ^c   Chang, Lydia ^d   Carson, Shannon S ^d  

^a Sleep Institute of Augusta   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; AGED; APACHE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; APACHE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE;

EID: 45749158070     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc6878     Document Type: Article

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