A retrospective cohort pilot study to evaluate a triage tool for use in a pandemic

Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Christian, Michael D ^a   Hamielec, Cindy ^b   Lazar, Neil M ^c   Wax, Randy S ^d   Griffith, Lauren ^b   Herridge, Margaret S ^c   Lee, David ^d   Cook, Deborah J ^e  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITALIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRIAGE;

EID: 77949888743     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc8146     Document Type: Article

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