Eyecare in the critically ill: Clinical practice guideline

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-109

  Marshall, Andrea P ^a   Elliott, Rosalind ^b   Rolls, Kaye ^c   Schacht, Suzanne ^d   Boyle, Martin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guideline; Critical care; Eyecare; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSENSUS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EYE INJURY; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; SURGICAL TAPE;

BENCHMARKING; CONSENSUS; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EYE INJURIES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING RESEARCH; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL TAPE;

EID: 43049138736     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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