II. Not waving, but drowning

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 784-786

  McKeown, Dermot W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; TREATMENT PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 2942631235     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh140     Document Type: Editorial

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