Surviving the night in the ICU: Who needs senior intensivists?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-294

  Azoulay, Élie ^a   Mancebo, Jordi ^a   Brochard, Laurent ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NIGHT CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956627913     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201005-0826ED     Document Type: Editorial

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