Patient flow variability and unplanned readmissions to an intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2882-2887

  Baker, David R ^a,b   Pronovost, Peter J ^a,b,c   Morlock, Laura L ^c   Geocadin, Romergryko G ^b   Holzmueller, Christine G ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Intensive care unit; Patient admission; Patient discharge; Patient readmission; Patient transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 73449145621     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181b01caf     Document Type: Article

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