The efficacy of eye care for ventilated patients: Outline of an experimental comparative research pilot study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-26

  Laight, Susan E ^a,b  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BANDAGE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION TREE; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; STANDARD;

AGED; BANDAGES; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMA; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION TREES; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0030078383     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-3397(96)81623-5     Document Type: Article

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