Research ArticleOriginal Research
Influence of the Admission Pattern on the Outcome of Patients Admitted to a Respiratory Intensive Care Unit: Does a Step-Down Admission Differ From a Step-Up One?
Ilaria Valentini, Angela Maria Grazia Pacilli, Paolo Carbonara, Luca Fasano, Rita Vitale, Corrado Zenesini, Rita Maria Melotti, Stefano Faenza and Stefano Nava
Respiratory Care December 2013, 58 (12) 2053-2060; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02225
Ilaria Valentini
Department of Specialist, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine
MDAngela Maria Grazia Pacilli
Department of Specialist, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine
MDPaolo Carbonara
Department of Specialist, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine
MDLuca Fasano
Pneumologia e Terapia Intensiva Respiratoria, Azienda Opedaliera Universitaria Sant Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
MDRita Vitale
Department of Specialist, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine
MDCorrado Zenesini
Department of Public Health, Epidemiological Service, Local Health Authority of Bologna, and with Terapia Intensiva Polivalente, Azienda Opedaliera Universitaria Sant Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
SS MDRita Maria Melotti
Department of Public Health, Epidemiological Service, Local Health Authority of Bologna, and with Terapia Intensiva Polivalente, Azienda Opedaliera Universitaria Sant Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
MDStefano Faenza
Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Azienda Opedaliera Universitaria Sant Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
MDStefano Nava
Department of Specialist, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine
Department of Specialist, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine
MDIn this issue
Respiratory Care
Vol. 58, Issue 12
1 Dec 2013
Influence of the Admission Pattern on the Outcome of Patients Admitted to a Respiratory Intensive Care Unit: Does a Step-Down Admission Differ From a Step-Up One?
Ilaria Valentini, Angela Maria Grazia Pacilli, Paolo Carbonara, Luca Fasano, Rita Vitale, Corrado Zenesini, Rita Maria Melotti, Stefano Faenza, Stefano Nava
Respiratory Care Dec 2013, 58 (12) 2053-2060; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02225
Influence of the Admission Pattern on the Outcome of Patients Admitted to a Respiratory Intensive Care Unit: Does a Step-Down Admission Differ From a Step-Up One?
Ilaria Valentini, Angela Maria Grazia Pacilli, Paolo Carbonara, Luca Fasano, Rita Vitale, Corrado Zenesini, Rita Maria Melotti, Stefano Faenza, Stefano Nava
Respiratory Care Dec 2013, 58 (12) 2053-2060; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02225