A structure of care for the chronically critically ill

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 477-491

  Nierman, David M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOTIVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BENCHMARKING; BENEFICENCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EPISODE OF CARE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036313794     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0704(02)00010-6     Document Type: Review

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