Association between intensive care unit transfer delay and hospital mortality: A multicenter investigation

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 757-762

  Churpek, Matthew M ^a   Wendlandt, Blair ^a   Zadravecz, Frank J ^a   Adhikari, Richa ^a   Winslow, Christopher ^b   Edelson, Dana P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; VITAL SIGN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84978424146     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2630     Document Type: Article

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