The impact of closed ICU model on mortality in general surgical intensive care unit

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1627-1634

  Chittawatanarat, Kaweesak ^a   Pamorsinlapathum, Thiti ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b Uttaradit General Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Closed ICU model; ICU mortality; Intensive care unit model; Intensivist led ICU model; Opened ICU model; Organization and administration; Organizational innovation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT;

APACHE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; THAILAND;

EID: 77249088668     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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