Effect of length of stay in intensive care unit on hospital and long-term mortality of critically ill adult patients

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 459-464

  Williams, T A ^a,b,c   Ho, K M ^a,c   Dobb, G J ^b,c   Finn, J C ^a   Knuiman, M ^a   Webb, S A R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Costs; Length of stay; Mortality; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77949389935     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq025     Document Type: Article

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