Following the path of icu survivors: A quality-improvement activity

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 149-155

  Chaboyer, Wendy ^a   Grace, Joy ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical outcomes; Continuity of care; Continuous quality improvement; Discharge planning; ICU

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SURVIVOR; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0642277819     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1478-5153.2003.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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