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- Title
Hospital mortality is associated with ICU admission time.
- Authors
Kuijsten, Hans A J M; Brinkman, Sylvia; Meynaar, Iwan A; Spronk, Peter E; van der Spoel, Johan I; Bosman, Rob J; de Keizer, Nicolette F; Abu-Hanna, Ameen; de Lange, Dylan W
- Abstract
Previous studies have shown that patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after "office hours" are more likely to die. However these results have been challenged by numerous other studies. We therefore analysed this possible relationship between ICU admission time and in-hospital mortality in The Netherlands.
- Publication
Intensive care medicine, 2010, Vol 36, Issue 10, p1765
- ISSN
1432-1238
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00134-010-1918-1