Mortality in severely injured patients: nearly one of five non-survivors have been already discharged alive from ICU

Mortality in severely injured patients: nearly one of five non-survivors have been already discharged alive from ICU

Abstract Background Most trauma patients admitted to the hospital alive and die later on, decease during the initial care in the emergency department or the intensive care unit (ICU). However, a number of patients pass away after having been discharged from the ICU during the initial hospital stay....

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Main Authors: Uwe Hamsen, Niklas Drotleff, Rolf Lefering, Julius Gerstmeyer, Thomas Armin Schildhauer, Christian Waydhas, TraumaRegister DGU 
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Quality management
Normal ward
RISCII
Failure to rescue
Frailty
Risk-adjustment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-020-01159-8

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