The surviving sepsis campaign: Robust evaluation and high-quality primary research is still needed

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-189

  Finfer, Simon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURVIVING SEPSIS CAMPAIGN; TREATMENT PLANNING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; NOTE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77951246066     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1737-4     Document Type: Review

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