Waiting for ICU admission may increase the risk of death-A plea for better resource organization

Background Mortality is high in critically ill patients. In order to study the risk factors associated with mortality in these patients, we conducted an observational retrospective study in the general Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Faro Hospital. Methods All patients discharged from the general ICU i...

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Main Author: Castro, Silvia (author)
Other Authors: Pereira, Isabel Jesus (author), Dias, Claudia Camila (author), Granja, Cristina (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14283
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/14283