Measuring Communication in the Surgical ICU: Better Communication Equals Better Care

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-22

  Williams, Mallory ^a   Hevelone, Nathanael ^a   Alban, Rodrigo F ^a   Hardy, James P ^a   Oxman, David A ^a   Garcia, Ed ^a   Thorsen, Cristina ^a   Frendl, Gyorgy ^a   Rogers Jr , Selwyn O ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NIGHT WORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SURGICAL WARD; TACHYPNEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKING TIME;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72049092658     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.09.025     Document Type: Article

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