About protocols and guidelines: It's time to work in harmony!

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 292-293

  Oeyen, Sandra ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decision support; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Guideline adherence; Guidelines; Protocols

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33845952167     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000251495.83633.D7     Document Type: Editorial

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