PIVOTAL ROLE OF INTENSIVIST DESPITE LOW STAFFING
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Pivotal role of intensivist despite low staffing
Methods This retrospective observational study is conducted in intensive care unit of combined military hospital Peshawar. Total of 2041 patients are included in this study during a period from 2011 to 2014. Only those patients were included in the study who were 12 years or older, those who require organ support and had ICU stay for at least 24 hours . Patients with advanced disease who requir...
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عنوان ژورنال: Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2197-425X
DOI: 10.1186/2197-425x-3-s1-a868