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Published in: Critical Care 1/2011

Open Access 01-02-2011 | Poster presentation

Effect of delayed ICU admission on mortality and morbidity

Authors: R Ramaiah, B Shepard, P Hopkins, R Maharaj

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Delayed admissions to the ICU from the Emergency Department (ED) may be associated with increase in mortality and morbidity [1]. We wanted to answer the following questions: is there an association between the timing of presentation to the ED and mortality; and is the time interval between the patient presenting to the ED and admission to the ICU associated with increase in mortality and morbidity? …
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Richardson JD, et al.: Effective triage can ameliorate the deleterious effects of delayed transfer of trauma patients from the emergency department to the ICU. J Am Coll Surg 2009, 208: 671-678. discussion 678-681 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.11.018CrossRefPubMed
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Title
Effect of delayed ICU admission on mortality and morbidity
Authors
R Ramaiah
B Shepard
P Hopkins
R Maharaj
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9878

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