The Swine Flu Triage (SwiFT) study: Development and ongoing refinement of a triage tool to provide regular information to guide immediate policy and practice for the use of critical care services during the H1N1 swine influenza pandemic

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 55, 2011, Pages 335-492

  Rowan, K M ^a   Harrison, D A ^a   Walsh, T S ^b   McAuley, D F ^c   Perkins, G D ^d   Taylor, B L ^e   Menon, D K ^f  

^a and London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; UREA;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; AGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CONFUSION; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RESPIRATORY CARE; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL CARE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRIAGE; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79551525734     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta14550-05     Document Type: Article

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