The effect of prolonged ED stay on outcome in patients with necrotizing fasciitis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-390

  Hong, Yu Cheng ^a   Chou, Meng Hua ^a   Liu, Estella H ^b   Hsiao, Cheng Ting ^a   Kuan, Jen Tse ^a   Lin, Ju Chan ^a   Chen, I Chuan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 65449150549     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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