Appropriateness of admission to two intensive care units at alexandria main university hospital, egypt
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Methods The study was conducted in ICUs of Alexandria Main University Hospital, medical records of the adult patients admitted to the ICUs from 2013-2014, were the target population; 324 patients were included. Data collection methods; concurrent review in ICUs during patient admission, to capture day one clinical data for calculation of APACHE II score and reviewing day one ICU specific interventions received and retrospectively in medical record department after patient discharge from the hospital for retrieval of data related to outcome of ICU admission episode.
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دوره 3 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015