Intensive care admission triage during a pandemic: A survey of the acceptability of triage tools

Journal of the Intensive Care Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 180-186

  Ashton Cleary, D ^a   Tillyard, A ^a   Freeman, N ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Healthcare rationing; Human; Influenza; Pandemic; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PANDEMIC; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 80052071606     PISSN: 17511437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/175114371101200303     Document Type: Article

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