Inter-hospital transfers of acutely ill adults in Scotland

Anaesthesia

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-144

  Fried, M J ^a   Bruce, J ^b   Colquhoun, R ^c   Smith, G ^d  

^a Audit Clinical Lead ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^d Audit Database Designer and Manager   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMBULANCE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAL SIGN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT TRANSFER; PERIODICITY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449105777     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06165.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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