The case of rapid response systems: Are randomized clinical trials the right methodology to evaluate systems of care?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1413-1414

  DeVita, Michael A ^a   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical care; Evidence based medicine; Literature review

Indexed keywords

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 34247501299     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000262729.63882.57     Document Type: Editorial

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