Managing intensive supports. The attitudes of the health care workers of five Italian hospitals to institution of CPR and admission to the ICU

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 119-127

  Zamperetti, N ^a   Mazzon, D ^b   Orsi, L ^c   Barneschi, M G ^d   Marsili, M ^e   Rossi, C ^f   Primadei, M ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Belluno   (Italy)

^c Crema Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e HOSPITAL OF PRATO   (Italy)

^f Clinical Epidemiology Laboratory   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Critical care; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LAW; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK CAPACITY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34249075098     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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