Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5886845 | Journal of Critical Care | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In a resource-limited setting with a high patient-to-nurse ratio, discharge to IMCU had no impact on 90-day mortality rate and on unplanned readmission rate. The impact of discharge to the IMCU on the outcome for critically ill patients should be evaluated in further studies.
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Authors
Otavio T. MD, Fernando Godinho MD, Leandro Utino MD, PhD, Daniel Neves MD, PhD, Luciano César Pontes MD, PhD, Marcelo MD, PhD,