The impact of organisational change on outcome in an intensive care unit in the United Kingdom

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 865-872

  Baldock, Graham ^a   Foley, Peter ^a   Brett, Stephen ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Organisation; Outcome; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LONDON; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035018578     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340100938     Document Type: Article

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