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alta a planta

English translation: transfer to ward

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Spanish term or phrase:	alta a planta
English translation:	transfer to ward
Entered by:	Roxane Dow

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19:47 Apr 22, 2007

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Medical - Medical: Health Care / hospital lingo

Spanish term or phrase: alta a planta

Spain - progress notes after heart attack & catheterization
Plan: Iniciamos t. con p. [illegible] segun tolerancia HD.
Proxima alta a planta.

Roxane Dow KudoZ activity Questions: 434 (none open) (2 without valid answers) (25 closed without grading) Answers: 24
Local time: 01:23

transfer to ward

Explanation:
"alta" de "dar el alta" a un paciente, to discharge a patient from hospital.
Pero como en este caso va seguido de "a planta" entonces significa que se le pasa a una planta (por ejemplo de la UCI se le pasa a planta)

En tu texto podrías decir:
Transfer to ward next.

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Note added at 5 days (2007-04-28 00:20:13 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you Roxane. Have a good weekend.

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Aïda Garcia Pons
United States
Local time: 01:23

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transfer to ward

Aïda Garcia Pons

discharge to ward

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discharge to ward

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Of the 74 patients, 14 stayed less than 8 days in the ICU because of death in 5 or early discharge to ward in 9. Values of S100B increased in patients who ...
www.surveyanesthesiology.com/pt/re/survanes/fulltext

Discharge to ward if remains clinically well at 6 hours. • Stop iv antibiotics at 48 hours if blood cultures. negative. • Complete 7 days penicillin orally ...
www.clinicalguidelines.scot.nhs.uk/PD guidelines/GpBStreppr...

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