A brief review of recent trends in victorian intensive care, 2000–2011

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-28

  Duke, Graeme J ^a   Barker, Anna ^b   Rasekaba, Tshepo ^c   Hutchinson, Anastasia ^c   Santamaria, John D ^d  

^a BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84904503223     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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