Adverse events during intrahospital transport of critically ill patients: Incidence and risk factors

Annals of Intensive Care

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Parmentier Decrucq, Erika ^a   Poissy, Julien ^a   Favory, Raphaël ^a   Nseir, Saad ^a   Onimus, Thierry ^a   Guerry, Mary Jane ^a   Durocher, Alain ^a   Mathieu, Daniel ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Critical care; Intrahospital transport; Mechanical ventilation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84878773957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21105820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2110-5820-3-10     Document Type: Article

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