Causes of death in intensive care patients with a low APACHE II score

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 455-459

  van Berkel, A ^a   van Lieshout, J ^a   Hellegering, J ^a   van der Hoeven, J G ^a   Pickkers, P ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

APACHE; Causes of death; Iatrogenic disease; Intensive care; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC STRESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84871449929     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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