Influence of the pattern of admission on the outcome of patients admitted to a respiratory intensive care unit: Does the step-down pathway differ from the step-up one?

I. Valentini, A. Pacilli, P. Carbonara, R. Vitale, L. Castaldi, L. Fasano, S. Nava (Bologna, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Multidisciplinary critical care
Session: Multidisciplinary critical care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2021
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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I. Valentini, A. Pacilli, P. Carbonara, R. Vitale, L. Castaldi, L. Fasano, S. Nava (Bologna, Italy). Influence of the pattern of admission on the outcome of patients admitted to a respiratory intensive care unit: Does the step-down pathway differ from the step-up one?. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 2021

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