Evolution of the coronary care unit: Clinical characteristics and temporal trends in healthcare delivery and outcomes

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 375-381

  Katz, Jason N ^a,b   Shah, Bimal R ^b,c   Volz, Elizabeth M ^c   Horton, John R ^b   Shaw, Linda K ^b   Newby, L Kristin ^b,c   Granger, Christopher B ^b,c   Mark, Daniel B ^b,c   Califf, Robert M ^c,d   Becker, Richard C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Coronary care unit; Intensive care unit; Non ST elevation myocardial infarction; ST elevation myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREND STUDY;

EID: 74949107703     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181cb0a63     Document Type: Article

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