Quality improvement report: Effect of a scoring system and protocol for sedation on duration of patients' need for ventilator support in a surgical intensive care unit

British Medical Journal

Volumn 324, Issue 7350, 2002, Pages 1386-1389

  Brattebø, Guttorm ^a   Hofoss, Dag ^b   Flaatten, Hans ^a   Muri, Anne Kristine ^a   Gjerde, Stig ^a   Plsek, Paul E ^c  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Found for Health Services Research   (Norway)

^c Paul E Plsek and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TIME;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; NORWAY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037042709     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7350.1386     Document Type: Review

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