24-Hour on-site intensivist in the intensive care unit: Yes

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1279-1280

  Cartin Ceba, Rodrigo ^a   Bajwa, Ednan K ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77954527140     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201004-0676ED     Document Type: Editorial

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