The critical care cascade: A systems approach

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 279-283

  Ghosh, Rishi ^a,c   Pepe, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care cascade; Critical illness; Longitudinal care; Organization; Patient safety; Quality; Resuscitation; Systems

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REHABILITATION CENTER; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; STROKE; TOXICOLOGY;

CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68949190805     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32832faef2     Document Type: Review

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