Critical care transfers: The lack of information and systemic shortcomings continue

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 337-340

  Handy, J M ^a,b  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; AMBULANCE; BATTERING; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCUMENT DELIVERY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OXYGENATION; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RISK; TRAINING; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRITICAL CARE; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 79954622468     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06751.x     Document Type: Editorial

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