Reducing iatrogenic risks: ICU-acquired delirium and weakness - Crossing the quality chasm

Chest

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1224-1233

  Vasilevskis, Eduard E ^a,b   Ely, E Wesley ^a   Speroff, Theodore ^a,b   Pun, Brenda T ^a   Boehm, Leanne ^a   Dittus, Robert S ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DELIRIUM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEAKNESS;

EID: 78349236982     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-0466     Document Type: Review

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