Caring for the critically ill patient: Challenges and opportunities

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 456-458

  Angus, Derek C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SHOCK; SURVIVAL; TERMINAL CARE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED STATES; INTENSIVE CARE;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS;

EID: 34547147016     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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