Association between ED crowding and delay in resuscitation effort

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 509-515

  Hong, Ki Jeong ^a   Shin, Sang Do ^a   Song, Kyoung Jun ^a   Cha, Won Chul ^b   Cho, Jin Seong ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DELAYED RESUSCITATION EFFORT; DEMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA; WAITING ROOM;

ADULT; AGED; CROWDING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROPENSITY SCORE; REGISTRIES; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84875429209     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.09.029     Document Type: Article

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