Intensive care for the adult population in Ireland: A multicentre study of intensive care population demographics

Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Sheridan, M ^a   Donnelly, M ^b   Bailie, R ^c   Power, M ^d   Seigne, P ^e   Austin, S ^f   Marsh, B ^g,o   Motherway, C ^h   Scully, M ⁱ   Fagan, C ^j   Benson, P ^k   McAuley, D ^l   Trinder, J ^m   Bates, J ⁿ   Bailie, K ^o  

^a ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Beaumont Hospital

^e University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^f ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g Mater Miscericordiae University Hospital

^h Mid Western Region Hospital

ⁱ OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^j St James's Hospital

^k St Vincent's Hospital

^l ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^m ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^o CRSC ^*  (Ireland)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRELAND; KIDNEY DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 54549110270     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc7018     Document Type: Article

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