Impact of an ICU Liaison Nurse Service on major adverse events in patients recently discharged from ICU

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 198-201

  Endacott, Ruth ^a,b   Chaboyer, Wendy ^c   Edington, John ^d   Thalib, Lukman ^c,e  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Monash University and Bendigo Health Care Group   (Australia)

^e KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Outcomes; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING CARE; NURSING INTERVENTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74449084428     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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