Medical reviews before cardiac arrest, medical emergency call or unanticipated intensive care unit admission: Their nature and impact on patient outcome

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-180

  Trinkle, Rebecca M ^a   Flabouris, Arthas ^a,b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80053304528     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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