More doctors to the rescue in the intensive care unit: A cautionary note

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1160-1161

  Kahn, Jeremy M ^a,b   Hall, Jesse B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMEDICINE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NIGHT CARE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954693830     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201004-0557ED     Document Type: Editorial

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