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Published in: Critical Care 1/2011

Open Access 01-02-2011 | Poster presentation

Optimized patient transfer using an innovative multidisciplinary assessment in the Kanton Aargau (OPTIMA I): an observational survey in lower respiratory tract infections

Authors: F Dusemund, W Albrich, K Rüegger, R Bossart, K Regez, U Schild, A Conca, P Schuetz, T Sigrist, A Huber, B Reutlinger, B Müller

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Current medical scores have limited efficiency and safety to assign the most appropriate treatment site to patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) [1‐4]. We describe our current triage practice and assessed the potential of a combination of CURB65 with proadrenomedullin (ProADM) levels for triage decisions. …
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Title
Optimized patient transfer using an innovative multidisciplinary assessment in the Kanton Aargau (OPTIMA I): an observational survey in lower respiratory tract infections
Authors
F Dusemund
W Albrich
K Rüegger
R Bossart
K Regez
U Schild
A Conca
P Schuetz
T Sigrist
A Huber
B Reutlinger
B Müller
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/cc9876

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