Variations in the length of stay of intensive care unit nonsurvivors in three scandinavian countries

Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Strand, Kristian ^a,b   Walther, Sten M ^c   Reinikainen, Matti ^d   Ala Kokko, Tero ^e   Nolin, Thomas ^f   Martner, Jan ^g   Mussalo, Petteri ^h   Søreide, Eldar ^b,j   Flaatten, Hans K ^i,j  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h Tieto Healthcare and Welfare   (Finland)

ⁱ HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RELIGION; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; REGISTRIES; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 77957278928     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc9279     Document Type: Article

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