Improving outcomes in the ICU setting: Are we effectively using all of the information that is potentially available to us?

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1490-1492

  Kollef, M H ^a  

^a Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033057281     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.6.1490     Document Type: Editorial

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