Delayed admission to intensive care unit for critically surgical patients is associated with increased mortality

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 268-274

  Bing Hua, Y U ^a  

^a YIWU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Postanesthesia care; Surgical patients; Survival

Indexed keywords

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; SURGICAL PATIENTS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; BEDS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84905119178     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.08.044     Document Type: Article

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