Triage of Patients Consulted for ICU Admission During Times of ICU-Bed Shortage

BACKGROUND: The demand for specialized medical services such as critical care often exceeds availability, thus rationing of intensive care unit (ICU) beds commonly leads to difficult triage decisions. Many factors can play a role in the decision to admit a patient to the ICU, including severity of i...

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Main Authors: Orsini, Jose, Blaak, Christa, Yeh, Angela, Fonseca, Xavier, Helm, Tanya, Butala, Ashvin, Morante, Joaquin
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elmer Press 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4169089/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25247021
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr1939w
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