ARDS outcomes: A marker of critical care quality in the UK?

Thorax

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 359-

  Wise, Matt P ^a   Hart, Nick ^b   Frost, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIDAL VOLUME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79953027480     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.140541     Document Type: Letter

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