Association between intensive care unit transfer delay and hospital mortality: A multicenter investigation
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Association between intensive care unit transfer delay and hospital mortality: A multicenter investigation.
BACKGROUND Previous research investigating the impact of delayed intensive care unit (ICU) transfer on outcomes has utilized subjective criteria for defining critical illness. OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of delayed ICU transfer using the electronic Cardiac Arrest Risk Triage (eCART) score, a previously published early warning score, as an objective marker of critical illness. DESIGN...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospital Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1553-5592
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2630