Predictors of critical care admission in emergency department patients triaged as low to moderate urgency

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 818-827

  Considine, Julie ^a   Thomas, Shane ^b   Potter, Robyn ^c  

^a NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Admission; Critical care; Emergency department; Nursing; Patients; Predictors; Triage; Urgency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649110224     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04938.x     Document Type: Article

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