Hospital discharge to care facility: A patient-centered outcome for the evaluation of intensive care for octogenarians

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1583-1591

  Rady, Mohamed Y ^a   Johnson, Daniel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Care dependency; Intensive care; Long term survival; Octogenarians; Outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8844225609     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.5.1583     Document Type: Article

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