A model for identifying patients who may not need intensive care unit admission

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-213

  Zimmerman, Jack E ^a,b   Kramer, Andrew A ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CERNER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care rationing; Intensive care unit; Patient admission; Resource allocation; Utilization review

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77952954879     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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