A tight glycemic control initiative in a surgical intensive care unit and hospitalwide

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 291-300

  Horst, H Mathilda ^a   Rubinfeld, Ilan ^a   Mlynarek, Mark ^a   Brandt, Mary Margaret ^a   Boleski, Gail ^a   Jordan, Jack ^b   Gnam, Gwen ^a   Conway, William ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEADERSHIP; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LEADERSHIP; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78651252990     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(10)36045-4     Document Type: Article

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