Qualitative review of intensive care unit quality indicators

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-12

  Berenholtz, Sean M ^a,b   Dorman, Todd ^a,b   Ngo, Koni ^a,b   Pronovost, Peter J ^a,b  

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

^b Performance Quality Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEPTIC ULCER; PNEUMONIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036100444     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcrc.2002.33035     Document Type: Article

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