Deferred admission to the intensive care unit: rationing critical care or expediting care transitions?
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Deferred admission to the intensive care unit: rationing critical care or expediting care transitions?
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Intensive care unit bed availability and outcomes for hospitalized patients with sudden clinical deterioration.Arch Intern Med. 2012 Mar 26;172(6):467-74. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.2315. Epub 2012 Mar 12. Arch Intern Med. 2012. PMID: 22412076
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