The Impact of Obesity on Critical Care Resource Use and Outcomes

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-422

  Winkelman, Chris ^a   Maloney, Beverly ^b   Kloos, Janet ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Critically ill; ICU; Obese; Outcomes; Resources

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; OBESITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; NURSING; OBESITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349973610     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2009.07.002     Document Type: Review

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