Assessing the effectiveness of critical pathways on reducing resource utilization in the surgical intensive care unit

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1029-1036

  Berenholtz, Sean ^a   Pronovost, Peter ^a   Lipsett, Pamela ^a   Dawson, Patty ^a   Dorman, Todd ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Critical pathways utilization; Intensive care; Laboratory utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOCUMENTATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SURGERY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034917223     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340100952     Document Type: Article

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