Intensive Care Unit bed availability and outcomes for hospitalized patients with sudden clinical deterioration

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 467-474

  Stelfox, Henry T ^a,b,c   Hemmelgarn, Brenda R ^a,b,c   Bagshaw, Sean M ^c,d   Gao, Song ^c   Doig, Christopher J ^a   Nijssen Jordan, Cheri ^b,c   Manns, Braden ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858995675     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.2315     Document Type: Article

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