Location of patients before transfer to a tertiary care intensive care unit: Impact on outcome

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-113

  Gerber, David R ^a   Schorr, Christa ^a   Ahmed, Imtiaz ^a   Dellinger, R Phillip ^a   Parrillo, Joseph ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Location of patients; Tertiary care intensive care unit; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAMETER; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STROKE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; APACHE; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEW JERSEY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 61449209077     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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