An innovative approach to meeting early goal-directed therapy using telemedicine

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-199

  Loyola, Susan ^a   Wilhelm, Judy ^a   Fornos, Joy ^a  

^a Baptist Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

early goal directed therapy; EICU; sepsis bundle; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL RECORDS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TELEMEDICINE; TEXAS;

EID: 79959848120     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: 15505111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CNQ.0b013e31821df105     Document Type: Review

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