Paediatric intensive care transfers: 1
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Intensive care transfers
The demand for intensive care has increased relentlessly over the past 30 years. It is now regarded as a necessity rather than a luxury. The provision of intensive care has lagged behind that demand. Thus, patients who are judged to need intensive care when a bed is unavailable are increasingly transferred to another hospital for such care. The present commentary discusses intensive care transf...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0003-2409
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01727.x