Creation of surge capacity by early discharge of hospitalized patients at low risk for untoward events

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Kelen, Gabor D ^a,d   Mccarthy, Melissa L ^a   Kraus, Chadd K ^a   Ding, Ru ^a   Hsu, Edbert B ^a   Li, Guohua ^b   Shahan, Judy B ^a   Scheulen, James J ^a   Green, Gary B ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASS DISASTER; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARYLAND; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949118931     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e3181a5e7cd     Document Type: Article

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