Surgical intensive care unit clinician estimates of the adequacy of communication regarding patient prognosis

Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Aslakson, Rebecca A ^a   Wyskiel, Rhonda ^b   Shaeffer, Dauryne ^b   Zyra, Marylou ^b   Ahuja, Nita ^a   Nelson, Judith E ^c   Pronovost, Peter J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGEON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 78649369861     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc9346     Document Type: Article

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