High occupancy increases the risk of early death or readmission after transfer from intensive care

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2753-2758

  Chrusch, Carla A ^a   Olafson, Kendiss P ^b   McMillan, Patricia M ^c   Roberts, Daniel E ^b   Gray, Perry R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Mortality; Quality of health care; Readmission; Transfer; Vacancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROSURGERY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 70349675448     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181a57b0c     Document Type: Article

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