Revised Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation score as a predictor of neurosurgery intensive care unit readmission: A case-controlled study

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 294-299

  Lee, Huan Fang ^a,b   Lin, Shu Ching ^b   Lu, Chin Li ^b   Chen, Chiao Fang ^b   Yen, Miaofen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

APACHE II; Neurosurgery ICU; Patient readmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

APACHE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 77953288110     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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