Editorial: Regional ICU care: The future is now

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-181

  Chang, Steven Y ^a   Merwin, Sara L ^b,c   Fein, Jeffrey ^d   Fein, Alan M ^d  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^c NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BUDGET; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TELEMEDICINE; TERMINAL CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NOTE; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT TRANSFER; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952719973     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066610362634     Document Type: Editorial

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