Improving Quality in the Intensive Care Unit Setting

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 547-571

  Gallesio, Antonio O ^a   Ceraso, Daniel ^b   Palizas, Fernando ^c  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL JUAN A FERNÁNDEZ   (Argentina)

^c Clinica Bazterrica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MONITORING; MORALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ACCREDITATION; ARGENTINA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33746723478     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2006.04.002     Document Type: Review

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