Continuum of hospital care: The role of intensive care

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 505-509

  Hillman, Ken ^a   Chen, Jack ^a   Aneman, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care systems; Medical emergency teams; Rapid response systems

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DYING; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL SIGN;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; ROLE;

EID: 78449279869     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32833e11dc     Document Type: Review

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