ICU physicians’ and internists’ survival predictions for patients evaluated for admission to the intensive care unit
Abstract Background A higher chance of survival is a key justification for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). This implies that physicians should be able to accurately estimate a patient’s prognosis, whether cared for on the ward or in the ICU. We aimed to determine whether physicians’ surv...
Main Authors: | Monica Escher, Bara Ricou, Mathieu Nendaz, Fabienne Scherer, Stéphane Cullati, Patricia Hudelson, Thomas Perneger |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-11-01
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Series: | Annals of Intensive Care |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-018-0456-9 |
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