Patient volume affects outcome in critically ill patients;Patienten-Volumen beeinflusst den Outcome kritisch kranker Patienten

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 34-40

  Metnitz, Barbara ^a   Metnitz, Philipp G H ^a   Bauer, Peter ^a   Valentin, Andreas ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b KH Rudolfstiftung   (Austria)

Author keywords

Critical care; Intensive care; Mortality; Outcome; Patient volume

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DYING; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT VOLUME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WORKLOAD;

AUSTRIA; BED OCCUPANCY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 62949246145     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-008-1019-0     Document Type: Article

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