Knowledge translation in critical care: Factors associated with prescription of commonly recommended best practices for critically ill patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1696-1702

  Ilan, Roy ^a   Fowler, Robert A ^a   Geerts, Ryan ^a   Pinto, Ruxandra ^a   Sibbald, William J ^a   Martin, Claudio M ^b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adherence; Best practice; Knowledge translation; Quality; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 34250883309     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000269041.05527.80     Document Type: Article

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