Improved outcome after trauma care in university-level intensive care units

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1251-1256

  Ala Kokko, T I ^a   Ohtonen, P ^a   Koskenkari, J ^a   Laurila, J J ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349734686     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02072.x     Document Type: Article

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