Application of analytic hierarchy process for measuring and comparing the global performance of intensive care units

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-124

  Hariharan, Seetharaman ^a   Dey, Prasanta K ^b   Chen, Deryk R ^a   Moseley, Harley S L ^c   Kumar, Areti Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Global performance; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BARBADOS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PERFORMANCE; PROCESS MODEL; QUALITY CONTROL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

BARBADOS; BENCHMARKING; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 24044550949     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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