Mandatory checklists at discharge may have the potential to prevent readmissions

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1226-1227

  Schultz, Marcus J ^a,b   Gajic, Ognjen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Laboratory for Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology   (Netherlands)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APACHE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DETERIORATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMETRY;

EID: 77950211759     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181ce4858     Document Type: Letter

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