Editorial: Using family satisfaction data to improve the processes of care in ICU

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2015-2017

  Kryworuchko, Jennifer ^a   Heyland, Daren K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY SATISFACTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; NOTE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 70849114795     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1612-3     Document Type: Editorial

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