The Medical Emergency Team System and Not-for-Resuscitation Orders: Results from the MERIT Study

Resuscitation

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 391-397

  Chen, Jack ^a   Flabouris, Arthas ^a   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^a   Hillman, Kenneth ^a   Finfer, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNAR; Intensive care; MET; NFR; Patient safety; RRT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOSPITALS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 56849105268     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.07.021     Document Type: Article

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