Alcohol-related admissions to an intensive care unit in Dublin

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-408

  McKenny, M ^a   O'Beirne, S ^a   Fagan, C ^a   O'Connell, M ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alcohol misuse; Bed days; Intensive care unit; Length of stay; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; ALCOHOLISM; APACHE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; SEIZURE; SEPSIS;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY;

EID: 77955924189     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-010-0498-y     Document Type: Article

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