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Impact on mortality of prompt admission to critical care for deteriorating ward patients: an instrumental variable analysis using critical care bed strain

PURPOSE: To estimate the effect of prompt admission to critical care on mortality for deteriorating ward patients. METHODS: We performed a prospective cohort study of consecutive ward patients assessed for critical care. Prompt admissions (within 4 h of assessment) were compared to a ‘watchful waiti...

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Autores principales: Harris, Steve, Singer, Mervyn, Sanderson, Colin, Grieve, Richard, Harrison, David, Rowan, Kathryn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6006241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29736785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5148-2