Is 'more' always 'better'? Moving towards optimal utilization and of high dependency and intensive care beds by selecting the right patients for admission

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-425

  Joynt, G M ^a   Gomersall, C D ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; COST CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FATIGUE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INOTROPISM; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746950556     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400422     Document Type: Editorial

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