Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine - 2003 Part 3: Intensive care unit organization, scoring, quality of life, ethics, neonatal and pediatrics, and experimental

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1514-1525

  Abraham, Edward ^a   Andrews, Peter ^b   Antonelli, Massimo ^c   Brochard, Laurent ^d   Brun Buisson, Christian ^d   Dobb, Geoffrey ^e   Fagon, Jean Yves ^f   Groeneveld, Johan ^g   Mancebo, Jordi ^h   Metnitz, Philipp ⁱ   Nava, Stefano ^j   Pinsky, Michael ^k   Radermacher, Peter ^l   Ranieri, Marco ^m   Richard, Christian ⁿ   Tasker, Robert ^o   Vallet, Benoit ^p  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^d HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^e ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^g VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

ⁱ MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^j IRCCS   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ULM MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

ⁿ BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^p LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MORPHINE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG INJURY; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 4143064651     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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