Outreach, epistemology and the evolution of critical care: Editorial

Anaesthesia

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-118

  Fletcher, S J ^a   Cuthbertson, B H ^b  

^a BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NEUROHORMONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMORBIDITY; CONVALESCENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMPIRICISM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPISTEMOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG INJURY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THEORY;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 73449123405     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06157.x     Document Type: Editorial

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