Effects of time and day of admission on the outcome of critically ill patients admitted to ICU
Background: Studies have shown that patients admitted to hospitals on weekends and after-hours experience worse outcome than those admitted on weekdays and daytime hours. Although admissions of patients to intensive care units (ICUs) occur 24 hours a day, not all critical care units maintain the sam...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/33478/pdf_233 |