Identifying infected emergency department patients admitted to the hospital ward at risk of clinical deterioration and intensive care unit transfer.
Kennedy
Maura
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. mkennedy@bidmc.harvard.edu
Joyce
Nina
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Howell
Michael D
MD
Lawrence Mottley
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Shapiro
Nathan I
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D003657:Decision Making; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D007902:Length of Stay; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010343:Patient Admission; D018579:Patient Selection; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors