Intensive care in the developing world

Anaesthesia

Volumn 62, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 32-37

  Towey, R M ^a   Ojara, S ^a  

^a St Mary's Hospital Lacor Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AFRICA; APACHE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTRICITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; MORTALITY; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; VENTILATOR; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTESTINAL VOLVULUS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

EID: 35349001742     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05295.x     Document Type: Review

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