The allocation of patients in an intensity-of-care based Internal Medicine ward: The ADOIT Tri-Co (Triage in the Corridor) study;L'allocazione dei pazienti in un reparto di Medicina Interna organizzato per intensità di cure: Lo studio ADOIT Tri-Co (Triage di Corridoio)

Italian Journal of Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 31-39

  Bartolomei, C ^a   Cei, Marco ^a  

^a Livorno Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Medical admissions; MEWS; Triage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EARLY WARNING SCORE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 85035884869     PISSN: 18779344     EISSN: 18779352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/itjm.2007.2.31     Document Type: Article

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