Observational study of admission and triage decisions for patients referred to a regional intensive care unit

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 650-658

  Howe, D C ^a  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Admission; Benefits; Costs; Decisions; Intensive care unit; Regional; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79960471293     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1103900419     Document Type: Article

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