Direct admission to the intensive care unit from the emergency department and mortality in critically ill hematology patients

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to assess the benefit of direct ICU admission from the emergency department (ED) compared to admission from wards, in patients with hematological malignancies requiring critical care. Methods Post hoc analysis derived from a prospective, multicenter coho...

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Main Authors: Olivier Peyrony, Sylvie Chevret, Anne-Pascale Meert, Pierre Perez, Achille Kouatchet, Frédéric Pène, Djamel Mokart, Virginie Lemiale, Alexandre Demoule, Martine Nyunga, Fabrice Bruneel, Christine Lebert, Dominique Benoit, Adrien Mirouse, Elie Azoulay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-10-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-019-0587-7