Obese ICU patients: Resource utilization and outcomes

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-323

  Winkelman, Chris ^a   Maloney, Beverly ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Obesity; Outcomes; Resource use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; OBESITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; APACHE; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OBESITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27644446393     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773805275288     Document Type: Article

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