Safety, effectiveness and costs of different models of organising care for critically ill patients: Literature review

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-129

  Coombs, Maureen ^a,b   Lattimer, Val ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Critical care; Intensive care; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33845493066     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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