From emergency department to intensive care unit, does the delay matter to trauma patients?

Introduction: Emergency department (ED) overcrowding with critically ill trauma patients has been a major concern globally. It has been shown that longer stays in the hospital before Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission have a higher mortality rate. Objective: The objective of this study was to find...

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Main Authors: Kapil Dev Soni, Gaurav Kaushik, Amit Gupta, Vishwajeet Singh, Subodh Kumar, Sushma Sagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2018;volume=11;issue=3;spage=189;epage=192;aulast=Soni