Do neurocritical care units save lives? measuring the impact of specialized ICUs

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-333

  Kramer, Andreas H ^a   Zygun, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIETITIAN; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NURSE TRAINING; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; REVIEW;

BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79955876997     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-011-9530-y     Document Type: Review

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