Characteristics and outcomes of patients requiring rapid response system activation within 24 hours of emergency admission

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 184-189

  Considine, Julie ^a   Charlesworth, David ^b   Currey, Judy ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRIAGE; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; AGED; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84907189905     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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