Failure of a quality improvement process to increase nutrition delivery to intensive care patients

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-196

  Ferrie, Suzie ^a   McWilliam, D ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Critical illness; Energy intake; Enteral nutrition; Quality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 33645766810     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400211     Document Type: Article

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