Acute Crit Care.  2021 Nov;36(4):388-389. 10.4266/acc.2021.01641.

Can the intensivists predict the outcomes of critically ill patients on the appropriateness of intensive care unit admission for limited intensive care unit resources ?

• Park S

• KMID: 2524323
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2021.01641

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